House and Senate lawmakers were told Wednesday that hackers may have obtained access to their data via a breach hitting DC Health Link.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in a letter to the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority obtained by NBC, warned that the fallout from the breach could be “extraordinary.” The letter said the FBI purchased from the dark web some of the hacked material, including Social Security numbers and other data connected to lawmakers and congressional staffers.
A chief administrative office spokesperson said Thursday that the office would send updates to lawmakers and staffers that it gets from law enforcement. The Committee on House Administration said it’s trying to protect people from becoming victimized. “Chairman [Bryan] Steil is aware of the breach and is working with the CAO to ensure the vendor takes necessary steps to protect the [personally identifiable information] of any impacted member, staff and their families,” the committee tweeted Wednesday.
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