The server contained around three terabytes of military emails, with many related to the U.S. Special Operations Command, which is a military unit which conducts special operations.
According to the report, the emails inside the server appear to date years back and contain personal information, according to the report.
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For example, one of the files left exposed contained a completed SF-86 questionnaire, which is a form filled out by government employees attempting to obtain a security clearance. The form arks for information such as the applicant's social security number, address, as well as personal information of people that the applicant knew well.
The report states that none of the data hosted on the exposed server appears to be classified.
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Tech Crunch reports that the exposed server was secured on Monday afternoon, about a day after it first reached out to the Pentagon.
U.S. Special Operations Command Ken McGraw told Tech Crunch in a statement that "We can confirm at this point is no one hacked U.S. Special Operations Command’s information systems."
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