OPM bringing protections for data breach victims to an end

Current and former federal employees affected by the massive 2015 Office of Personnel Management data breach may be losing their identity protection services in the coming year.

IDX, the company providing these services since 2015, sent out emails earlier this month telling recipients of their identity protection services that they would have to renew on their own dime after receiving services for 10 years paid for by the government.

IDX, which has held the identity protection and credit monitoring contract since 2015, sent at least three emails out over the last few weeks offering customers a discount to renew their subscriptions.

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