If a state like China was behind the OPM breach, as many analysts believe, it will most likely hold onto the information and exploit it.
“An adversary like China, who knows a person’s weaknesses, can use that to intimidate or influence that person, and start them on a path to recruit them as a spy,” said Bob Gourley.
Whoever has the information also has a critical understanding of the structure of the U.S. federal government.
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