OPM hack's unprecedented haul: 1.1 million fingerprints

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Biometric scanners are increasingly being used on phones, computers

OPM hack's unprecedented haul: 1.1 million fingerprints
By Jose Pagliery
11:46 PM EDT Jul 10, 2015

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —The hackers who stole millions of federal personnel files also took 1.1 million fingerprints, a theft that poses an unprecedented danger.

This is extremely sensitive information, especially as we increasingly use biometric scanners on phones and computers.

This could be one of the potentially worst parts of the Office of Personnel Management hack affecting 21.5 million people. Whoever has this information -- U.S. intelligence thinks it's likely China -- could use the stolen fingerprints to better spy on America.

"It's across federal agencies. It's everybody," an OPM spokesman told CNNMoney on Friday.

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1. And this is just one of the reasons we should worry about our privacy. nt