The Congressional Budget Office was hacked It says it has implemented new security measures NewsNation
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FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press ppThe US Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown Thursday Nov 6 2025 in Washington AP PhotoMariam ZuhaibppWASHINGTON AP The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday confirmed it had been hacked potentially disclosing important government data to malicious actors ppThe small government office with some 275 employees provides objective impartial analysis to support lawmakers during the budget process It is required to produce a cost estimate for nearly every bill approved by a House or Senate committee and will weigh in earlier when asked to do so by lawmakersppCaitlin Emma a spokeswoman for the CBO said in a written statement that the agency has identified the security incident has taken immediate action to contain it and has implemented additional monitoring and new security controls to further protect the agencys systems going forwardppThe Washington Post first wrote the story on the CBO hack stating that the intrusion was done by a suspected foreign actor citing four anonymous people familiar with the situationppThe CBO did not confirm whether the data breach was done by a foreign actor ppThe incident is being investigated and work for the Congress continues Emma said Like other government agencies and private sector entities CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continually monitors to address those threatsppThe CBO manages a variety of massive data sources that relate to a multitude of policy issues from the Trump administrations mass deportation plans to the unprecedented implementation of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world to massive tax and spending cuts passed into law this summerppCopyright 2025 The Associated Press All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributedp
FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press ppThe US Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown Thursday Nov 6 2025 in Washington AP PhotoMariam ZuhaibppWASHINGTON AP The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday confirmed it had been hacked potentially disclosing important government data to malicious actors ppThe small government office with some 275 employees provides objective impartial analysis to support lawmakers during the budget process It is required to produce a cost estimate for nearly every bill approved by a House or Senate committee and will weigh in earlier when asked to do so by lawmakersppCaitlin Emma a spokeswoman for the CBO said in a written statement that the agency has identified the security incident has taken immediate action to contain it and has implemented additional monitoring and new security controls to further protect the agencys systems going forwardppThe Washington Post first wrote the story on the CBO hack stating that the intrusion was done by a suspected foreign actor citing four anonymous people familiar with the situationppThe CBO did not confirm whether the data breach was done by a foreign actor ppThe incident is being investigated and work for the Congress continues Emma said Like other government agencies and private sector entities CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continually monitors to address those threatsppThe CBO manages a variety of massive data sources that relate to a multitude of policy issues from the Trump administrations mass deportation plans to the unprecedented implementation of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world to massive tax and spending cuts passed into law this summerppCopyright 2025 The Associated Press All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributedp
