Cyberattack on US Congress

According to reports, the personal information of around 3,191 congressional staffers was leaked on the dark web in a large-scale cyberattack on the US Capitol. Internet security firm proton has found over 1,800 passwords of US congressional staffers on the dark web.

Proton, which is based in Switzerland and has a joint venture with the US company Constella Intelligence on the investigation, estimated that nearly one in five congressional staffers had personal information about the Dark Web.

According to Proton, the leaks came from a variety of sources, including social media, dating apps and adult websites. In one case, the report found that a single employee had exposed 31 passwords online. The full report states that Proton analyzed 16,543 email addresses of U.S. politicians and that a total of around 3,191 employees were affected by the leaks.

Proton also announced that it would release additional findings in the coming weeks to ensure the security and validity of political systems during the election. The company also contacted all affected congressional staff and informed them of the leaks.

Recently, Google’s Threat Analysis Group announced that it had stopped attempts by an Iranian hacker unit to break into the Campaigns of former President Donald Trump and President Biden.

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