D.C. Data Breach That Included Members of Congress Affected More Than 56,000

WASHINGTON — The data of more than 56,000 people, including Social Security numbers and other personal information, was stolen in a hack of the online health insurance marketplace for members of Congress and Washington, D.C., residents, officials said in a statement on Friday night. The D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority revealed the size and scope of the data breach on Friday as officials said they were taking the matter “very seriously.” District of Columbia officials learned of the attack on the D.C. Health Link marketplace on Monday and “immediately launched...