Congressional employees appear to have been spared from the massive breach of federal government data.
The House of Representatives chief administrative officer sent a memo to all House staff informing them that unless they previously worked for the executive branch of the federal government, “there is no indication at this time that your personally identifiable information was compromised.”
The memo, obtained by the Washington Examiner, advised the staff that anyone who previously worked for the executive branch will be hearing from the Office of Personnel Management about receiving free identity theft and credit monitoring.
Chief Administrative Officer Ed Cassidy also warned House staff to be “vigilant” about receiving suspicious emails that might lead to hacking and included websites for staffers to learn more about how to avoid malicious email.
The OPM announced earlier this week that computer hackers have obtained critical information of 4 million current and former federal employees.
The OPM said the hackers stole employee data from nearly every federal agency.
