U.S. Defense Agency That Secures Trump’s Communications Suffered Data Breach

A building at Fort Meade, Maryland, where the Defense Information Systems Agency is headquartered, on Sept. 19, 2007.Jason Reed / Reuters file

Reuters: U.S. agency that handles Trump's secure communication suffered data breach

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. defence agency that handles secure communications for President Donald Trump said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday that were sent to people possibly affected.

The letters, dated Feb. 11, 2020, say that between May and July 2019, personal data may have been compromised “in a data breach” of a system hosted by the Defence Information Systems Agency.

The agency provides direct telecommunications and IT support for the president, Vice President Mike Pence, their staff, the U.S. Secret Service, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior members of the armed forces, according to its website.

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