Postal Service Employees' Personal Information Exposed In Cyber Attack

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials from the U.S. Postal Service confirmed Monday a cyber attack that may have compromised the personal information of its employees and customers.

The operations of the Postal Service are functioning normally, but the FBI and other agencies are investigating the "cyber security intrusion," spokesman David Partenheimer said.

Data that may have been exposed to hackers include the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses, employment dates and emergency contact information of its employees. Customers who contacted the Postal Service Customer Care Center with an inquiry via phone or e-mail between January and Aug. 16 of this year may have also had their names, addresses, phone numbers, email address and other information exposed.

"At this time, we do not believe that potentially affected customers need to take any action as a result of this incident," he said in a statement.

Customers' credit card information from retail or online transactions were not compromised in the attack, Partenheimer said.

The Postal Service says they have notified their employees about the cyber attack and will provide credit monitoring services for a year at no charge.