CBO systems accessed in 'security incident' possibly tied to foreign hackers

"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,"

"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,"

"CBO data is a valuable target for nation-state hackers because it may contain detailed economic projections, budget analyses and policy impact assessments that can reveal U.S. government priorities and other legislative plans that adversaries can exploit for strategic, political or financial advantage."

CBO identified a security incident, contained it, and implemented additional monitoring and new security controls to protect agency systems. The incident is under investigation and CBO states work for Congress continues. CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continuously monitors to address those threats. A Senate Budget Committee staffer confirmed the breach and said the panel remains in contact with CBO leadership and is closely monitoring the situation. The hack might be tied to a foreign adversary. CBO data can include economic projections, budget analyses and policy impact assessments that reveal government priorities and legislative plans useful to adversaries. The breach could have exposed internal deliberations between lawmaker staffers and researchers, and Nextgov/FCW reached out to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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