Pentagon Recordkeeping Unit Alerts 3 Million After 10-Month Data Breach

A Department of Defense recordkeeping unit, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), has alerted millions of current and former military members and staff that their data was stolen during a breach that lasted from October 2025 to July 2026, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Sept. The breach exposed people’s name, date of birth, sex, race, Social Security number and information about their military service, according to the report. The breach affects about 2.8 million living people and 300,000