Capitol riots raise urgent concerns about Congress's information security

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Digital security experts are raising the alarm over Wednesday's breach of the US Capitol, which raises questions about Congress's cybersecurity posture and whether officials have done enough to secure their computing devices and networks.

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Digital security experts are raising the alarm over Wednesday's breach of the US Capitol, which not only threatened lawmakers' physical safety but also created potential national security and intelligence risks, they say.

As rioters stormed the Capitol building, they broke into congressional offices, ransacked papers and in at least one case, stole a laptop, according to a video shared on Twitter by Sen. Jeff Merkley. Merkley's office wasn't the only one robbed, according to authorities. On a call with reporters Thursday afternoon, US officials said multiple senators' offices were hit.

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lmaooooooooooooooo

Don’t think it’s only the cyber security they need to worry about , that building is as secure as garden shed , had they been terrorists bent on harm there would have been a bloodbath and massacre.

Stay away from Robinhood. They are always getting hacked and tech support is useless. They even issued a debit card for my mothers account to someone in Indonesia. Her account is registered to an address in Georgia !!! They sent a card to Indonesia.

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