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Pentagon ignored cybersecurity flaws before data breach, Marines’ lawsuit says

Daniel Terrill reports: A pair of Marines filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the Pentagon over a data breach at the Defense Manpower Data Center, or DMDC, arguing it allowed scammers to obtain and use their personally identifiable information, or PII.

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KEVWire. (2026, October 27). Pentagon ignored cybersecurity flaws before data breach, Marines’ lawsuit says. https://kevwire.com/record/databreaches-pentagon-ignored-cybersecurity-flaws-before-data-breach-marines-lawsuit-says-0e132eeda12c

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"Pentagon ignored cybersecurity flaws before data breach, Marines’ lawsuit says." KEVWire, 27 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/databreaches-pentagon-ignored-cybersecurity-flaws-before-data-breach-marines-lawsuit-says-0e132eeda12c.

Chicago

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Pentagon ignored cybersecurity flaws before data breach, Marines’ lawsuit says (Oct 27, 2026).
Daniel Terrill reports: A pair of Marines filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the Pentagon over a data breach at the Defense Manpower Data Center, or DMDC, arguing it allowed scammers to obtain and use their personally identifiable information, or PII.
Sources:
DataBreaches.net: Pentagon ignored cybersecurity flaws before data breach, Marines’ lawsuit says: https://databreaches.net/2026/10/27/pentagon-ignored-cybersecurity-flaws-before-data-breach-marines-lawsuit-says/
DataBreaches.net syndication feed: https://databreaches.net/feed/
Record ID: databreaches-pentagon-ignored-cybersecurity-flaws-before-data-breach-marines-lawsuit-says-0e132eeda12c.
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AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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