Congressional health program suffers ‘significant data breach’ affecting ‘hundreds’ of lawmakers, staff

DC Health Link, a program that administers health care plans for members of Congress, suffered a “significant data breach” that has affected “hundreds” of members and staff on Capitol Hill. In the breach, which occurred on Tuesday, account data and personal identifiable information (PII) pertaining to hundreds of House lawmakers and staff were stolen, according to a Wednesday letter from House chief administrative officer (CAO) Catherine L. Szpindor obtained by The Hill. The letter was sent to House members and employees eligible for health insurance through the program. Szpindor, who...