WASHINGTON — A high Home official stated {that a} “vital knowledge breach” on the medical health insurance market for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday doubtlessly uncovered private identifiable info of a whole lot of lawmakers and employees.
In a letter obtained by NBC Information, Chief Administrative Officer Catherine L. Szpindor stated Wednesday that the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI had alerted her to an information breach at DC Well being Hyperlink.
“At the moment, I have no idea the dimensions and scope of the breach, however have been knowledgeable by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that account info and [personally identifiable information] of a whole lot of Member and Home employees have been stolen,” Szpindor stated. “I anticipate to have entry to the listing of impacted enrollees later right this moment and can notify you immediately in case your info was compromised.”
Szpindor added that it didn’t seem that Home lawmakers have been “the particular goal of the assault” on DC Well being Hyperlink.
The information breach has additionally affected Senate places of work, in accordance with an e-mail despatched to Senate places of work Wednesday afternoon.
The discover stated that the “knowledge included the complete names, date of enrollment, relationship (self, partner, little one), and e-mail handle, however no different Personally Identifiable Data (PII).”
The FBI, Capitol Police and DC Well being Hyperlink didn’t reply to requests for remark.
A reporter for Punchbowl Information first reported on Szpindor’s letter.
Out of an “abundance of warning,” Szpindor stated, lawmakers might choose to freeze household credit score at three main credit score bureaus, Equifax, Experian and Transunion.
In keeping with Szpindor’s letter, Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., requested extra info from DC Well being Hyperlink on what knowledge was taken, who was affected and what steps have been being taken to guard Home victims of the breach.