Revealed: Chinese hackers 'stole US government employees' sex secrets and details of their gambling habits and debts'
- Office of Personnel Management has acknowledged it was victim of cyber-attack involving personnel data on 4.2million current and former workers
- Hackers likely netted dossiers containing 'adjudication information' detailing workers' infidelities, debts and gambling problems
- Investigators gather sensitive information during vetting process of potential hires and current employees seeking a higher level of clearance
- One former official revealed he he was once asked during a lie-detector test whether he had ever engaged in bestiality
- The main concern is that federal employees and contractors with high levels of clearance might become easy espionage targets
- Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday China was 'leading suspect' behind OPm attacks
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