Breach of Homeland Security Background Checks Raises Red Flags

Background check records of 25,000 undercover investigators and other homeland security staff were exposed in the breach at US Investigations Services (USIS) this month, unnamed officials told Reuters Friday. USIS has said the incident had “all the markings of a state-sponsored attack.” What agency officials have said about the incident–and what they haven’t said about it–are raising questions about the breach’s ultimate impact and about inadequate measures for ensuring that third-party government contractors properly secure classified data.