Library of Congress Reports Cyber Breach of Email Communications
An adversary accessed emails between congressional offices and library staff from January to September.
- The Library of Congress has informed lawmakers about a cyber breach involving its IT system.
- Emails between congressional offices and Library staff, including the Congressional Research Service, were accessed.
- The breach did not compromise the House and Senate's IT networks or individual email accounts.
- The Library has mitigated the vulnerability and referred the matter to law enforcement for investigation.
- The U.S. Copyright Office systems were not affected by the breach.