A data breach at the U.S. Department of Defense was not discovered until months after it occurred, a defense official said, according to CBS News.
The incident exposed sensitive information belonging to nearly 3 million people, the official added. The nature of the data that was accessed was not detailed in the brief statement.
Investigators say the delay in identifying the breach meant that the compromised information could have been accessed for an extended period before the breach was detected.
While the official did not provide a name, the statement was made in a brief interview with CBS News reporter Charlie D’Agata.
The Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, is responsible for overseeing the armed forces and national security policy.
<small>Source: CBS News — read the original story there.</small>