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<h4>Service Update</h4>
<p>In the summer of 2015, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced two separate but related Cybersecurity incidents affecting the data of Federal Government Employees, Contractors, and others. Several putative class actions
were filed against OPM and OPM’s background investigations contractor, KeyPoint, and these cases were eventually consolidated and centralized in multidistrict litigation before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
In Re: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation, Misc. Action No. 15-1394.</p>
<p>The parties to that litigation reached a proposed settlement. The court appointed Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. to serve as the Claims Administrator. Epiq will supervise and administer the notice procedures, establish and
operate a settlement website and a toll-free number, administer the claims processes, and distribute cash payments according to the processes and criteria set forth in the Settlement Agreement. The Court ordered Epiq to issue notice of the
settlement by July 6, 2022.</p>
<p>For more information on the settlement or the claims process, please visit <a href="http://www.opmdatabreach.com">www.opmdatabreach.com</a>, which is the website Epiq established consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement.</p>
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<div class="box"><a title="cybersecurity" href="/cybersecurity/#Services"><img alt="Icon of a letter in an envelope" class="letterIcon" src="/img/Cybersecurity/icoLetter.png"></a>
<p><a title="cybersecurity" href="/cybersecurity/#Services">I have received a notification letter and PIN from OPM.</a></p>
<p class="btn"><a href="/cybersecurity/#Services" class="boxBtn">Enroll with <strong>SERVICE PROVIDER</strong></a></p>
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<div class="box lastBox"><a title="cybersecurity" href="/cybersecurity/#Actions"><img alt="Icon of a Question Mark" src="/img/Cybersecurity/icoQuestion.png"></a>
<p><a title="cybersecurity" href="/cybersecurity/#Actions">I think I may be impacted and do not have a letter.</a></p>
<p class="btn"><a href="/cybersecurity/#Actions" class="boxBtn">Reach the <strong>VERIFICATION CENTER</strong></a></p>
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<p class="HaveAccount">Already have a MyIDCare account? <a href="https://opm.myidcare.com/login" class="boxBtn">Log in here</a></p>
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<!--<p>Approximately 21.5 million individuals were impacted by the cyber incident involving background investigation records. The <a href="/cybersecurity/#Services">Sign Up</a> information below relates to that incident.</p>
<p>Approximately 4.2 million individuals were impacted by a separate but related cyber incident involving personnel records. Most of those people were also impacted by the cyber incident involving background investigations records; approximately 600,000 individuals were impacted only by the cyber incident involving personnel records. If you think you may have been one of the individuals who were solely impacted by the personnel records incident, please access our <a href="/cybersecurity/csid/" title="CSID">Information About Personnel Data Incident</a> section for more information.</p>-->
<h2 class="LessBreak"><a name="Services" id="Services"></a>How to Sign Up for Services</h2>
<p>Approximately 21.5 million individuals were impacted by the cyber incident involving background investigation records OPM announced in 2015. Approximately 4.2 million individuals were impacted by the separate but related cyber incident
involving personnel records OPM announced in 2015. Most of those people were also impacted by the cyber incident involving background investigations records; approximately 600,000 individuals were impacted only by the cyber incident involving
personnel records.</p>
<p>If you received a notification letter and 25-digit PIN code from the Office of Personnel Management, we have determined that your Social Security number and other personal information were compromised in the 2015 cyber incidents.</p>
<p>We are offering you a comprehensive suite of credit and identity monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity restoration services. We are also offering your dependent minor children, who were under the age of 18 as of July 1, 2015,
identity monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity restoration services.</p>
<p>Here are the services the Federal Government is providing to individuals impacted by the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents:</p>
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<h2><a href="https://opm.myidcare.com/validate">Enrollment for Impacted Individuals</a></h2>
<p>If you’ve received a notification letter and PIN code from OPM, please sign up for MyIDCare.</p>
<p class="btnContainer"><a class="btnSignUp" href="https://opm.myidcare.com/validate">Sign Up Online</a></p>
<p class="SideAlternate">Returning? <a href="https://opm.myidcare.com/login">Log In</a></p>
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<h4>Or by phone:</h4>
<p><a href="tel:800-750-3004">800-750-3004</a> (Toll Free)<br><a href="tel:503-520-4453">503-520-4453</a> (International)<br><a href="tel:936-463-0510">936-463-0510</a> (TTY)</p>
<p>Monday-Saturday, 9AM-9PM ET</p>
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<!--<p>We are offering you, and any of your dependent minor children who were under the age of 18 as of July 1, 2015, a comprehensive suite of credit and identity monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity restoration services. The Government initially announced the provision of services for approximately a three¬-year period which was set to end on December 31, 2018 for those impacted by the background investigation records data incident. In late 2015, the President signed into law a provision which will extend identity protection coverage to a period of not less than 10 years for those who were impacted by the background investigation records incident, as well as a separate but related incident involving personnel records. OPM is working to implement this extended 10-year period.</p>
<p>Here are the services the Federal Government is providing to individuals impacted by the background investigation records incident:</p>-->
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<h4>Identity monitoring</h4>
<p>Identity monitoring services include monitoring internet and database sources including those pertaining to criminal records, arrest records, bookings, court records, pay day loans, bank accounts, checks, sex offenders, changes of
address, and Social Security number traces. These services are also available to your dependent minor children who were under the age of 18 before July 1,
2015. <a href="/cybersecurity/">Please enroll with the service provider to access this service.</a></p>
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<h4>Credit monitoring</h4>
<p>Credit monitoring services includes monitoring of credit reports at all three national credit reporting agencies (e.g., Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion). <em><a href="/cybersecurity/">Please enroll with the service provider</a> to
access this service.</em></p>
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<h4>Identity restoration services</h4>
<p>If your identity is compromised, representatives from the service provider will work with you to take steps to restore your identity. You and your dependent minor children have access to this benefit at any time during the coverage
period without having to enroll in monitoring services; however, to utilize the restoration services, impacted individuals
<a href="/cybersecurity/">will need to verify that they are eligible to access services with the service provider</a>.</p>
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<h4>Identity theft insurance</h4>
<p>Identity theft insurance is being provided to impacted individuals and their dependent minor children regardless of whether they enroll in monitoring services. For those whose data were impacted by the background investigation records
incident, identity theft insurance became effective on September 1, 2015. For those whose data were impacted by the personnel records incident, identity theft insurance became effective on December 2, 2016. The insurance covers all
incidents of identity theft that occur during the coverage period, regardless of the source. It also covers you for expenses incurred in restoring your identity, with no deductible.</p>
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<p>If you have received a notification letter and PIN code from OPM, <a href="/cybersecurity/">please enroll with the service provider</a>.</p>
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<h4>SAMPLE NOTIFICATION LETTER (PERSONNEL RECORDS – MAILED NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2016)</h4>
<p>OPM mailed notification letters about the service provider change to those whose data was <i>only</i> impacted by the personnel records incident in November and early December 2016.</p>
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<h4>If your information was compromised</h4>
<p><a href="/cybersecurity/personnel-records-notification-letter-2016-11-18.pdf" title="Personnel Records Notification Letter 2016-11-18" class="PDF" data-filesize="26.37 KB">Your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<h4>SAMPLE NOTIFICATION LETTERS (BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION RECORDS – MAILED SUMMER 2016)</h4>
<p>OPM mailed notification letters to those whose data were impacted by the background investigation records incident in the fall of 2015. In the summer of 2016, OPM was able to remail certain letters that were previously returned as undeliverable.</p>
<ol class="ListServices ListNotes">
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<h4>If your fingerprints were not compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were not compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/no-fingerprint-letter-summer-2016.pdf" title="No Fingerprint Letter Summer 2016" class="PDF" data-filesize="91.4 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<h4>If your fingerprints were compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/fingerprint-letter-summer-2016.pdf" title="Fingerprint Letter Summer 2016" class="PDF" data-filesize="101.5 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<h4>SAMPLE NOTIFICATION LETTERS (BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION RECORDS – MAILED FALL 2015)</h4>
<p>OPM mailed notification letters to those whose data were impacted by the background investigation records incident in the fall of 2015.</p>
<ol class="ListServices ListNotes">
<li>
<h4>If your fingerprints were not compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were not compromised, <a title="Sample Letter" href="/cybersecurity/sample-letter.pdf" class="PDF" data-filesize="119.25 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<li>
<h4>If your fingerprints were compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were compromised, <a title="Fingerprint Letter" href="/cybersecurity/fingerprint-letter.pdf" class="PDF" data-filesize="49.67 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<h4>SAMPLE LETTERS YOU WILL RECEIVE <b>AFTER</b> YOU HAVE CONTACTED THE VERIFICATION CENTER (DECEMBER 2016 – CURRENT)</h4>
<p>The Verification Center supports individuals impacted by the 2015 cyber incidents. If you have contacted the Verification Center, you will receive one of the following letters:</p>
<ol class="ListServices ListNotes">
<li>
<h4>If you were impacted by the personnel records and background investigation records incidents and your fingerprints were not compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate that you were impacted by the personnel records and background investigation records incidents and your fingerprints were not compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/pr-bi-no-fp.pdf" title="PR BI no FP" class="PDF" data-filesize="94.27 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>If you were impacted by the personnel records and background investigation records incidents and your fingerprints were compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate that you were impacted by the personnel records and background investigation records incidents and your fingerprints were compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/pr-bi-fp.pdf" title="PR BI FP" class="PDF" data-filesize="107.86 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>If you were only impacted by the background investigation records incident and your fingerprints were not compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate that you were impacted by the background investigation records incident and your fingerprints were not compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/bi-no-fp-no-pr.pdf" title="BI no FP (No PR)" class="PDF" data-filesize="92.51 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<li>
<h4>If you were only impacted by the background investigation records incident and your fingerprints were compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate that you were impacted by the background investigation records incident and your fingerprints were compromised, <a href="/cybersecurity/bi-fp-no-pr.pdf" title="BI FP (No PR)" class="PDF" data-filesize="93.84 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
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<li>
<h4>If you were only impacted by the personnel records incident</h4>
<p>If our records indicate that you were impacted by the personnel records incident, <a href="/cybersecurity/pr-only.pdf" title="PR Only" class="PDF" data-filesize="90.27 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>If the Government determined you were not impacted</h4>
<p>If the Government has determined that you were not impacted, <a href="/cybersecurity/no-impact.pdf" title="No Impact" class="PDF" data-filesize="83.39 KB">your notification letter will look like this</a>.</p>
</li>
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<h4>SAMPLE NOTIFICATION LETTERS YOU WILL RECEIVE <b>AFTER</b> YOU HAVE CONTACTED THE VERIFICATION CENTER (DECEMBER 2015–DECEMBER 2016)</h4>
<p>The Verification Center initially supported those impacted by the background investigation records incident.</p>
<ol class="ListServices ListNotes">
<li>
<h4>If your fingerprints were not compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were not compromised, <a title="Sample Letter" href="/cybersecurity/impacted-no-finger.pdf" class="PDF" data-filesize="82.4 KB">your notification letter will look like this.</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>If your fingerprints were compromised</h4>
<p>If our records indicate your fingerprints were compromised, <a title="Sample Letter" href="/cybersecurity/final-verification.pdf" class="PDF" data-filesize="85.5 KB">your notification letter will look like this.</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>If the Government determined you were not impacted</h4>
<p>If the Government has determined that you were not impacted, <a title="Sample Letter" href="/cybersecurity/not-impacted.pdf" class="PDF" data-filesize="124 KB">your notification letter will look like this.</a></p>
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<h2><a name="Actions" id="Actions"></a>Verify if You Were Impacted in the OPM Cybersecurity Incidents Announced in 2015</h2>
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<h2><a href="https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil">Contacting the Verification Center</a></h2>
<p class="btnContainer"><a class="btnSignUp" href="https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil">Verify Online</a></p>
<hr class="sidebar-hr">
<h4>Or by phone:</h4>
<p><a href="tel:800-750-3004">800-750-3004</a> (Toll Free)</p>
<p>Monday-Saturday, 9AM–9PM ET</p>
<h5><a href="/cybersecurity/verification-center-privacy-statement/" title="Verification Privacy Statement">Privacy Statement</a></h5>
</div>
<p>The Federal Government has set up a Verification Center to assist individuals who believe their data may have been impacted in the incidents involving background investigation records and personnel records. The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management and its partners across government are committed to delivering high quality identity protection services to those impacted by this incident.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil/">Verification Center</a> will assist individuals who previously received a letter notifying them that their data had been impacted by the 2015 cyber incidents, and would like to have a copy of
their letter resent. The Verification Center will also assist those who believe their data may have been impacted by the incidents, but have not received their notification letters.</p>
<h4>How can I access the Verification Center?</h4>
<p>You may access the Verification Center at <a href="https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil/">https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil/.</a> Those needing assistance with submitting their information may call the Verification Center at 800-750-3004 Monday
through Saturday, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.</p>
<p>In addition to signing up for services and contacting the Verification Center, there are a number of actions you can take right now:</p>
<ul class="ListNormal">
<li><a title="Listserv" href="/cybersecurity/stay-informed/#listserv">Sign up for our listserv</a> to receive email updates on new information and resources.</li>
<li>
<a title="Review Steps" href="https://www.opm.gov/leaving/index.aspx?link=https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/identity-theft" class="Leaving" data-leavingrewritten="1">Review additional steps <span class="Leaving">(external link)</span></a>
you can take to protect your identity.</li>
<li><a title="FAQ" href="/cybersecurity/faqs/">Review our Frequently Asked Questions</a> section.</li>
</ul>
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SERVICE UPDATE
In the summer of 2015, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced
two separate but related Cybersecurity incidents affecting the data of Federal
Government Employees, Contractors, and others. Several putative class actions
were filed against OPM and OPM’s background investigations contractor, KeyPoint,
and these cases were eventually consolidated and centralized in multidistrict
litigation before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
In Re: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation,
Misc. Action No. 15-1394.
The parties to that litigation reached a proposed settlement. The court
appointed Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. to serve as the Claims
Administrator. Epiq will supervise and administer the notice procedures,
establish and operate a settlement website and a toll-free number, administer
the claims processes, and distribute cash payments according to the processes
and criteria set forth in the Settlement Agreement. The Court ordered Epiq to
issue notice of the settlement by July 6, 2022.
For more information on the settlement or the claims process, please visit
www.opmdatabreach.com, which is the website Epiq established consistent with the
terms of the settlement agreement.
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Approximately 21.5 million individuals were impacted by the cyber incident
involving background investigation records OPM announced in 2015. Approximately
4.2 million individuals were impacted by the separate but related cyber incident
involving personnel records OPM announced in 2015. Most of those people were
also impacted by the cyber incident involving background investigations records;
approximately 600,000 individuals were impacted only by the cyber incident
involving personnel records.
If you received a notification letter and 25-digit PIN code from the Office of
Personnel Management, we have determined that your Social Security number and
other personal information were compromised in the 2015 cyber incidents.
We are offering you a comprehensive suite of credit and identity monitoring,
identity theft insurance, and identity restoration services. We are also
offering your dependent minor children, who were under the age of 18 as of July
1, 2015, identity monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity restoration
services.
Here are the services the Federal Government is providing to individuals
impacted by the 2015 OPM cybersecurity incidents:
ENROLLMENT FOR IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS
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1. IDENTITY MONITORING
Identity monitoring services include monitoring internet and database
sources including those pertaining to criminal records, arrest records,
bookings, court records, pay day loans, bank accounts, checks, sex
offenders, changes of address, and Social Security number traces. These
services are also available to your dependent minor children who were under
the age of 18 before July 1, 2015. Please enroll with the service provider
to access this service.
2. CREDIT MONITORING
Credit monitoring services includes monitoring of credit reports at all
three national credit reporting agencies (e.g., Experian, Equifax, and
TransUnion). Please enroll with the service provider to access this service.
3. IDENTITY RESTORATION SERVICES
If your identity is compromised, representatives from the service provider
will work with you to take steps to restore your identity. You and your
dependent minor children have access to this benefit at any time during the
coverage period without having to enroll in monitoring services; however, to
utilize the restoration services, impacted individuals will need to verify
that they are eligible to access services with the service provider.
4. IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE
Identity theft insurance is being provided to impacted individuals and their
dependent minor children regardless of whether they enroll in monitoring
services. For those whose data were impacted by the background investigation
records incident, identity theft insurance became effective on September 1,
2015. For those whose data were impacted by the personnel records incident,
identity theft insurance became effective on December 2, 2016. The insurance
covers all incidents of identity theft that occur during the coverage
period, regardless of the source. It also covers you for expenses incurred
in restoring your identity, with no deductible.
If you have received a notification letter and PIN code from OPM, please enroll
with the service provider.
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PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Federal Government has set up a Verification Center to assist individuals
who believe their data may have been impacted in the incidents involving
background investigation records and personnel records. The U.S. Office of
Personnel Management and its partners across government are committed to
delivering high quality identity protection services to those impacted by this
incident.
The Verification Center will assist individuals who previously received a letter
notifying them that their data had been impacted by the 2015 cyber incidents,
and would like to have a copy of their letter resent. The Verification Center
will also assist those who believe their data may have been impacted by the
incidents, but have not received their notification letters.
HOW CAN I ACCESS THE VERIFICATION CENTER?
You may access the Verification Center at https://opmverify.dmdc.osd.mil/. Those
needing assistance with submitting their information may call the Verification
Center at 800-750-3004 Monday through Saturday, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Eastern Time.
In addition to signing up for services and contacting the Verification Center,
there are a number of actions you can take right now:
* Sign up for our listserv to receive email updates on new information and
resources.
* Review additional steps (external link) you can take to protect your
identity.
* Review our Frequently Asked Questions section.
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