The OPM hack: Putting 22 million victims in perspective

Over 22 million people had their personnel or background check information stolen by hackers, according to a Thursday announcement from the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management. That’s one in 15 Americans and one in ten American adults whose Social Security numbers and personal information are now in the hands of alleged Chinese hackers. The hack led to the resignation of OPM Director Katherine Archuleta on Friday.

To put the 22.1 million victims of the OPM hack in perspective, here are more numbers: