Nov 18, 12:15 AM

Library of Congress Email System Hacked by Foreign Adversary from January to September

An unidentified foreign adversary hacked into the email system of the Library of Congress, accessing information sent via email between January and September 2024. The breach targeted email communications between congressional offices and library staff, including the Congressional Research Service. The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of the cyber breach, and the FBI is investigating the scale of the leak. Officials confirmed the breach on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Library spokesman Bill Ryan provided details of the incident, which was reported by Fox News.

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Sources

Bloomberg Technology@technology
2 years ago
The Library of Congress was hacked, and the attackers accessed emails between library staff and congressional offices https://t.co/El52gO5m7r
Bloomberg@business
2 years ago
The Library of Congress was hacked, and the attackers accessed emails between library staff and congressional offices https://t.co/l00AtoTXIG
NBC Politics@NBCPolitics
2 years ago
The Library of Congress says hackers broke into its communications systems and were able to read its email correspondence with congressional offices for most of this year. https://t.co/6zachnxA3J

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