Federal Government Biometric Data Breach. 5.6 Million Fingerprints Revealed

The federal government data breach not only compromised personal data of 21.5 Million former and current federal employees but also compromised 5.6 Million finger prints. 

That’s 4.5 million more than initially reported. 

Rueters | Deluth News Tribune | Hackers steal 5.6 million fingerprint records in government data breach

The Consumerist: Federal Data Breach Included 5.6M Compromised Fingerprints, Five Times The Original Estimate