U.S. Navy leaks private data for 130,000 sailors

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The social security numbers of 134,386 current and former sailors have been leaked through a compromised laptop, according to a Navy report. The Navy said it will notify those involved in the data breach by phone, letter and email in the next few weeks. According to the Navy, there is no evidence pointing to the misuse of the data. The Navy is investigating credit monitoring options to help impacted sailors, according to Forbes.