Security News > 2023 > March > US House reps, staff health data swiped in cyber-heist

Health data and other personal information of members of Congress and staff were stolen during a breach of servers run by DC Health Care Link and are now up for sale on the dark web.

Szpindor called the incident "a significant data breach" that exposed the personal identifiable information of thousands of DC Health Link employees and warned the Representatives that their data may have been compromised.

"Currently, I do not know the size and scope of the breach," she wrote, adding the FBI informed her that account information and PII of "Hundreds" of House and staff members were stolen.

"Thousands of House Members and employees from across the United States have enrolled in health insurance through DC Health Link for themselves and their families since 2014," McCarthy and Jeffries wrote.

Szpindor in her letter recommended House members consider freezing their credit at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion until the breadth of the breach is known, particularly which representatives and staff members had their data compromised.

CNBC said a post on a dark web site put up for sale the data of 170,000 Health Link members and posted data from 11 users as a sample.

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