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CountAllVotes

(20,876 posts)
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:57 AM Nov 2014

Postal Service says it is victim of hacking attack

Source: Associated Press

>>WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it's the victim of a cyberattack and that information about its employees, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised.

The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating.

Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer says personal information that may have been obtained in the attack includes employees' names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, emergency contacts and other information.

However, he also says the customers at local post offices or those using its website, usps.com, were not affected. However, people who used its call center may have had telephone numbers, email addresses and other information compromised.

Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/postal-says-victim-hacking-attack-153559216.html



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Postal Service says it is victim of hacking attack (Original Post) CountAllVotes Nov 2014 OP
Waiting for the .01% Thugs to validate this as a reason to Privatise the USPS. misterhighwasted Nov 2014 #1
BINGO! My thoughts exactly! n/t RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #2
Then they could sell your info to the highest bidder instead mpcamb Nov 2014 #3
Right, because private businesses are never hacked. valerief Nov 2014 #4
Wouldn't it be ironic... yallerdawg Nov 2014 #5
Dayam... ReRe Nov 2014 #6
How close is the USPS to purchasing the Bullshit Pension requirements that W placed on them? Thor_MN Nov 2014 #7
2016 - just in time for the general election Hestia Nov 2014 #8

valerief

(53,235 posts)
4. Right, because private businesses are never hacked.
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 12:43 PM
Nov 2014

Of course, the "reasoning" the .01% uses doesn't have to be logical. They use emotion to sway stupid citizens, and the .01% is making damn sure as many U.S. citizens are getting as stupid as possible.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
6. Dayam...
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 12:53 PM
Nov 2014

... more hell in a hand basket. Is Mr Cyber War himself, Keith Alexander, still the NSA Chief?

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
7. How close is the USPS to purchasing the Bullshit Pension requirements that W placed on them?
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 06:04 PM
Nov 2014

The one percenters has to be getting worried that they have not been able to steal it yet.

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