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US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of more than 3M people


The Texas-based company said hackers accessed applicants’ SSNs and financial information

DISA Global Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of employee screening services, has said it suffered a data breach that affects more than 3.3 million people. DISA, which provides services like drug and alcohol testing and background checks to and a third of Fortune 500 companies, confirmed the data breach in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Monday. In a letter sent to those affected by the data breach, which includes individuals who underwent employee screening tests, DISA said the attacker “procured some information” from its systems.

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