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Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak

Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S.

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A data leak at the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has raised concerns among lawmakers in both houses of Congress. The leak, which was reported by KrebsOnSecurity, involved a CISA contractor intentionally publishing sensitive information on a public GitHub account. The leaked data included AWS GovCloud keys and a vast trove of other agency secrets. CISA is still working to contain the breach and invalidate the leaked credentials. Lawmakers are demanding answers from CISA about the incident, which highlights the agency's struggles to protect sensitive information.

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