Tab on Federal Employee Data Breach: $21 Million and counting…

The numbers on the Chinese data hack at the IRS:

• $20.7 M private contract to notify those who had information hacked
• 3.2 million notifications will be sent by e-mail and snail mail
• Hacking victims will receive: “…$1 million identity theft insurance policy in case their identity is stolen, 18 months of credit monitoring and other security protections as part of the contract.”
• 4 million current and former federal employees affected

Washington Post