Hackers with suspected links to China appear to have accessed sensitive data on United States intelligence and military personnel, American officials say.
Details of a major hack emerged last week, but officials have now given details of a potential second breach.
It is feared that the attack could leave U.S security personnel or their families open to blackmail, the BBC says.
The agency involved, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), is yet to comment on the reports.
Officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press (AP) news agency, believed the attackers have targeted the forms submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances.
The document includes personal information – everything from eye colour, to financial history, to past substance abuse, as well as contact details for the individual’s friends and relatives.
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