"Those who signed up for the MyIDCare program OPM established 10 years ago are receiving emails on a rolling basis informing them their services will expire 10 years to the day of their enrollment."
""This service was provided following the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents and has helped safeguard your identity. OPM provided identity and credit monitoring through MyIDCare, powered by IDX, in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 for a period of 10 years from 2015 - 2025.""
"The hack was discovered in 2015, but the intrusions, which were overwhelmingly assessed to have been linked to China, began at least a year prior."
The expiration of identity theft protection services for federal workers affected by the 2015 Office of Personnel Management breach is underway. Enrollees in the MyIDCare program are receiving notifications that their services will end ten years after enrollment. The program, established in response to the breach, provided credit monitoring and identity theft insurance. The breach, linked to China, exposed over 22 million records, including personnel files and personally identifiable information of security clearance applicants and their families.
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