Obama Personnel Chief Steps Down Amid Massive Data Breach

WASHINGTON (WJZ)--Stepping down. The head of the hacked government agency resigns in the wake of a massive data breach.

WJZ's Tracey Leong explains how it is far worse than the initial reports, affecting more than 22-millions Americans.

Calls for Katherine Archuleta, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to step down following a massive data breach have been mounting for weeks.

"We are not at a point where we are able to provide a more definitive report," said Archuleta.

On Friday, Archuleta announced she's stepping aside and allowing new leadership that will enable the agency to move beyond the current challenges.

An internal investigation revealing the scope of the hack nearly five times bigger than originally thought.

Maryland is home to hundreds of thousands of federal employees with dozens of federal agencies including the social security administration in Woodlawn.

"You have been under an attack and compromised by people in other countries," said Senator Ben Cardin.

Maryland Senator Cardin addressing some of the federal workers who were hacked. The social security numbers of 19.7-million Americans who had federal background checks for employment stolen.

As well as another 1.8-million who were connected to those applicants.

Initial reports in June estimated roughly 4.2-million people were impacted, officials are blaming chinese hackers...

"We will do everything we can to make sure that we protect you against the information that have been compromised and used against you," Cardin said.

The government says there's no evidence the hackers have exploited the stolen data for identity theft or other financial crimes.

Hackers also stole home addresses, financial records and more than a million fingerprints.