Cybersecurity
Pelosi Received ‘Obscene’ Calls After House Cybersecurity Breach
- Capitol Police investigating whether threats posed by release
- House Democratic Leader bemoans ‘electronic Watergate’
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 11, 2016, in Washington.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats to change their phone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after a cybersecurity breach led to the release of personal information of members of Congress and their staff.
“I have received scores of mostly obscene and sick calls, voicemails and text messages,” Pelosi said Saturday in a letter to party members. “Please be careful not to allow your children or family members to answer your phone.”