Kevin McCarthy and Hakeem Jeffries demand answers on 'significant' data breach affecting members and staff

House leadership from both parties is demanding answers about the "significant data breach" of DC Health Link resulting in personal information like Social Security numbers of House members and their staff being sold on the "dark web." 

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote to DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Executive Director Mila Kofman Wednesday, seeking more information on the data breach of DC Health Link, a health insurance marketplace used by hundreds of congressional offices.

"At this moment, the cause, size and scope of the data breach affecting DC Health Link could not be determined by the FBI," the letter states.

"Thousands of House Members and employees from across the United States have enrolled in health insurance through DC Health Link for themselves and their families since 2014. The size and scope of impacted House customers could be extraordinary."