The Congressional Budget Office was hacked. It says it has implemented new security measures

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON AP The Congressional Budget Office on Thursday certified it had been hacked potentially disclosing major cabinet information to malicious actors Related Articles Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge specific protesters Senate to vote on ordinance to limit Trump administration from attacking Venezuela Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November DC National Guard deployment in the nation s capital ordered by Trump is extended to Feb The small administration office with specific employees provides objective impartial analysis to sponsorship lawmakers during the budget process It is required to produce a cost estimate for nearly every bill approved by a House or Senate committee and will weigh in earlier when requested to do so by lawmakers Caitlin Emma a spokeswoman for the CBO disclosed in a written announcement that the agency has identified the defense case has taken immediate action to contain it and has implemented additional monitoring and new precaution controls to further protect the agency s systems going forward The Washington Post first wrote the story on the CBO hack stating that the intrusion was done by a suspected foreign actor citing four anonymous people familiar with the situation The CBO did not confirm whether the figures breach was done by a foreign actor The matter is being investigated and work for the Congress continues Emma commented Like other regime agencies and private sector entities CBO occasionally faces threats to its architecture and continually monitors to address those threats The CBO manages a variety of massive material sources that relate to a multitude of procedures issues from the Trump administration s mass deportation plans to the unprecedented implementation of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world to massive tax and spending cuts passed into law this summer