The U.S. Postal Service on Nov. 10 confirmed a data breach that affected some of its information systems. An infographic offers a timeline of the breach investigation provided by an official during a Congressional hearing. A USPS official said the government didn’t want to tip off hackers that it was aware of the data breach. The breach exposed employees’ Social Security numbers, which were exposed, to be released to the public on November 10, 2013. The government also said it didn’t initially know what data was pilfered.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-postal-service-breach-timeline-a-7606