Congressional Budget Office Reportedly Hacked By Foreign Entity

Congressional Budget Office Reportedly Hacked By Foreign Entity

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 6th, 2025, 5:38 pm

The Congressional Budget Office is believed to have been hacked by a foreign actor, according to a report in

quoted anonymous sources saying that CBO officials recently discovered the hack that may have compromised lawmakers’ communications, including emails and chat logs.

The breach could expose “key financial research data Congress uses to craft legislation,” the report said, adding that the CBO acts as “a counterweight to the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers and Office of Management and Budget.”

Even though the CBO believed it caught the incursion early, a source told the outlet that “some congressional offices have generally stopped corresponding with the CB