US EditionCongressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor
The breach may have exposed lawmakers' communications and critical financial data, prompting FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency investigations.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office was hacked by a suspected foreign actor, with the incident discovered in recent days and now under investigation.
- The CBO, which offers independent economic and budget analysis for Congress, handles sensitive information influencing legislation and faces recurring network threats it continually monitors.
- Several sources told The Post that `Officials discovered the incursion in recent days and now worry that communications between lawmakers' offices and nonpartisan researchers could have been accessed by an adversary or one of its digital proxies, as well as internal email and office chat logs`, prompting FBI and CISA involvement.
- CBO spokeswoman Caitlin Emma said the agency identified the incident, took immediate containment steps, and implemented additional monitoring and new security controls with no further details.
- Investigators say it remains unclear who is behind the breach and how much was taken, while the incident potentially exposed key financial research data Congress uses to craft legislation amid an ongoing investigation.
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Congressional Budget Office hacked, China suspected in breach
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Congressional Budget Office has been hacked, potentially exposing its communications with the offices of lawmakers, according to an email sent to congressional staff this week and obtained by CNN. The email from the Senate sergeant at arms did not name a culprit, but a US official briefed on the hack told CNN on Thursday that Chinese state-backed hackers are suspected of being behind the breach. The email said th…
Congressional Budget Office hacked, China suspected in breach | News Channel 3-12
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Congressional Budget Office has been hacked, potentially exposing its communications with the offices of lawmakers, according to an email sent to congressional staff this week and obtained by CNN. The email from the Senate sergeant at arms did not name a culprit, but a US official briefed on the hack told CNN on Thursday that Chinese state-backed hackers are suspected of being behind the breach. The email said th…
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The Independent (US)Congressional Budget Office hacked by suspected foreign entity: report
The breach could expose sensitive government data and communications with House and Senate offices
Foreign Hackers Breach Congressional Budget Office in Major Cyberattack: WaPo
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the nonpartisan agency that provides critical financial analysis to Congress, has reportedly been breached by foreign hackers in what sources are calling a major cyberattack. The incident, which occurred in recent days, “potentially expos[ed] the key financial research data Congress uses to craft legislation,” according to The Washington Post. “Officials discovered the incursion in recent days and now worry…
Foreign hackers breach Congressional Budget Office
Officials at the Congressional Budget Office confirmed the office was hacked by a suspected foreign agent. According to The Washington Post, the hack potentially exposed key financial data lawmakers use to craft legislation. The office said members discovered the hack in the last few days and are now worried communications between lawmakers’ offices and nonpartisan researchers were compromised by an unknown foreign agent. Officials told lawmake…
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