The personal information of 3,191 staffers in the U.S. Congress has been leaked across the dark web. This includes over 1,800 passwords, IP addresses, and the social media data of the congressional staffers. According to the third-party researchers who discovered the issue, many of these leaks likely occurred because staffers used their official email addresses to sign up for various services, including high-risk sites such as dating and adult websites, which were later compromised in data breaches.

This critical security lapse, where sensitive work-related emails of those on Capitol Hill have been compromised by being exposed to less secure, third-party platforms present a threat to national security. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page