"DC Healthcare Exchange Breach Leaked Sensitive Data of Congress Members, Staff"

Congress was notified about a data breach involving the DC Health Link healthcare exchange platform, which exposed personal information belonging to members and staff of the legislative body. According to a letter from Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer of the House, the breach exposed the personal information of DC Health Link website enrollees. The FBI informed her that the hundreds of people affected either held office or were staff. The hacker behind the breach, posted on a forum called Breached, claiming to have obtained a database containing the personal information of around 170,000 individuals. The hacker claimed that it contained names, ID numbers, policy IDs, Social Security numbers, plan names, employer names, addresses, and more. The hacker demanded payment in the cryptocurrency Monero. A recent post reveals that the hacker has already sold the database. DC Health Link confirmed that the stolen information was legitimate. This article continues to discuss the DC healthcare exchange breach.

The Record reports "DC Healthcare Exchange Breach Leaked Sensitive Data of Congress Members, Staff"