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

The Congressional Budget Office was hacked, and it says it has implemented new security measures. Fatima Hussein reports that the small government office, with some 275 employees, provides objective analysis to support lawmakers during the budget process.

The agency’s spokeswoman Caitlin Emma said in a written statement that the agency “has identified the security incident, has taken immediate action to contain it, and has implemented additional monitoring and new security controls to further protect the agency’s systems going forward.” The disclosure notes that the breach potentially disclosed important government data to malicious actors.

The post, published on 6 November 2025, emphasises that the CBO will weigh in earlier when asked to by lawmakers and that the organisation is taking steps to strengthen monitoring and controls in response. Read more at News Nation.