OPM2 - second breach got 21.5mn sets of data
Of the 21.5mn sets of records, 19.7mn were of people that had applied for a background security check and 1.8mn were spouses of that same group. &nbsp;Worse still is that within the 19.7mn group were 1,1mn sets of fingerprints that were also taken. &nbsp;The numbers defy imagination, accounting for almost 7% of the entire US population. &nbsp;The authorities are now 'increasingly confident' that China was to blame. &nbsp;To this number one still has to add the original breach of another 4,2 mn accounts. &nbsp;Yesterday's statement from the OPM can be accessed here.
The Office of Personnel Management revealed yesterday personal information of 21.5 million people was stolen last year by hackers. Photo: EPA