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Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming

CyberScoop · · US Federal · Data Breaches

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., hope to make the services permanent before they end next month. The post Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming appeared first on CyberScoop.

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