A Decade of Cyber Carnage 2014: Hacking Hospitals and Federal Agencies In August 2014, Chinese hackers struck Community Health Systems, a Tennessee-based healthcare provider, stealing personal information from 4.5 million Americans. Think about that—your Social Security numbers, birthdates, and addresses, all in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Later that year, they went further, breaching the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The personal data of over 800,000 USPS employees were stolen. NOAA’s critical systems were down for months, leaving America vulnerable. And what did our government do? Issue a few angry press releases. 2015: The Office of Personnel Management Hack One of the most chilling breaches occurred in June 2015. Hackers…
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