House members to be briefed after data breach exposes health insurance information

HThe briefings for all members of the group will take place on major data breach That led to the last week’s leakage of thousands of Capitol Hill staffers’ and legislators’ health insurance information.

Lawmakers The House Administration Committee will be hosting a briefing on Tuesday by the chief administrator, Capitol Police, as well as the House sergeant,-at-arms. Bipartisan briefing will be the first to address the breach of DC Health Link, a Washington, D.C. insurance marketplace that thousands of Hill staffers use for their healthcare coverage.

MAJOR DATA BREACH EXPOSES PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ‘HUNDREDS’ OF LAWMAKERS AND STAFF

On Wednesday, Congress was first to be notified that the company’s security had been compromised. This put thousands of customers at risk. The personal data included email addresses, names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Insurance policy information was also released.

Later, staffers and lawmakers were informed that the leak had also affected family members covered by their insurance policies. Some data could be sold online.

Although it is not clear what caused the breach, House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor believes that the culprits are still unknown. Last week, I told staffers The leak did not appear targeted against legislators. However, the leaker claimed that more information was still to come.

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“More data exists, but will not be leaked for the time being,” The user Denfur posted. According to CyberScoop. “The use of it is something important. More than one database were exposed.”

According to the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange, more than 56,400 customers’ data was stolen in the breach. DC Health Link officials said that they are working closely with law enforcement and forensic experts to investigate the matter.