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Congressional tech vendor falls victim to cyberattack

By Nihal Krishan
Published June 8, 2021 2:29pm ET
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Congressional tech vendor falls victim to cyberattack
The Capitol in Washington is quiet after lawmakers departed the for the Independence Day recess, Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

A tech vendor that provides constituent communication services to members of the House of Representatives has reportedly been the target of the latest ransomware attack, slowing down important casework for helping constituents.

For the past several weeks, almost 60 House offices have been cut off from communication with constituents because of a cyberattack on iConstituent, a popular tech vendor in Congress, Punchbowl News reported on Monday.

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