# Massive Pentagon hack sees records of 2.7 million US military personnel leaked during months-long data breach — names, military service records and Social Security numbers all revealed

> Three million people, both living and deceased, who either work and used to work for a division of the US Department of War (DoW, also known as the DoD), have had their personally identifiable information (PII) stolen…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/massive-pentagon-hack-sees-records-of-2-7-million-us-military-personnel-leaked-during-months-long-data-breach-names-military-service-records-and-social-security-numbers-all-revealed?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6abea6fbd2797955a3f6337a)
- **Published:** 2026-10-01
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #data #military #personnel #records #million #months #breach #department
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