Following a 'significant' breach, DC Health Link user data is being sold on the dark web

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Following a 'significant' breach, DC Health Link user data is being sold on the dark web
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DC Health Link — the D.C. health insurance marketplace that is used by many White House staffers and their families — reported a data breach, with the FBI saying that some information in the leak had been made available for purchase on the dark web.

By C MandlerDC Health Link — the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C., that is used by many White House staffers and their families — reported a data breach on Wednesday, with the FBI reporting that some of the information in the leak had been made available for purchase on theIn an internal memo sent to U.S. House staffers, House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine L.

While the internal memo states that the size and scope of the breach is unknown, the FBI confirmed that account information and PII belonging to House members and staff was stolen, but it does not appear that they were specifically targeted in the cyberattack.

The internal memo closes by suggesting that members freeze their credit, and provides additional precautionary measures to avoid being victims of fraud. From left, President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

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