Congressional Budget Office investigating hack of its systems

""The Congressional Budget Office 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 agency's systems going forward," said Caitlin Emma, a CBO spokesperson, in a statement. "The incident is being investigated and work for the Congress continues. Like other government agencies and private sector entities, CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continually monitors to address those threats.""

"Threat level: Because of its work, hackers could have gained access to internal discussions between lawmakers and researchers about pending legislation. Driving the news: The Washington Post first reported that the system had been breached and that a suspected foreign actor is behind the intrusions that were discovered in recent days. Representatives for the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment."

CBO systems were breached, raising concern that hackers could have accessed internal discussions between lawmakers and researchers about pending legislation. The Washington Post reported the breach and indicated a suspected foreign actor is behind intrusions discovered in recent days. The CBO identified the security incident, contained it, and implemented additional monitoring and new security controls; the agency said the incident is under investigation and work for Congress continues. FBI and CISA did not immediately respond to comment requests. CBO joins other federal agencies targeted this year, including the National Nuclear Security Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The hack occurred amid the U.S. government's longest shutdown, limiting cybersecurity investigative staff.

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