House Administration Committee to hold a virtual briefing today on data breach

The recent breach of D.C. Health Link, a health care insurance exchange that serves the nation’s lawmakers and Washington residents, exposed the sensitive information of 21 current members of Congress. The initial breach was first reported last week after a House official warned lawmakers that they could have been exposed. But over the weekend, the scope of the breach and the number of lawmakers affected became clearer after a user of a hacking forum posted online what they claimed was the full set of data stolen from D.C. Health Link. The House Admin. Committee is planning to hold a briefing today regarding all matters pertaining to the leaked medical and personal information of these U.S. lawmakers.