WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday it had identified a security incident and acted to contain the breach at the non-partisan agency that provides key financial research data to lawmakers.

The CBO told Reuters it also implemented additional monitoring and new security controls after the breach was identified. The Washington Post reported that the agency was hacked by a suspected foreign actor.

“The incident is being investigated and work for the Congress continues,” the CBO said in a statement, without commenting on whether a foreign actor was behind the incident.

“Like other government agencies and private sector entities, CBO occasionally faces threats to its network and continually monitors to address those threats,” it added.

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