House Homeland committee seeks briefing on DHS network hack
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
July 7, 2026 05:53 PM ET
Cyber intruders accessed the unclassified network being used to help support World Cup games around the U.S., a senator said last week.
House Homeland Security Committee staff are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security on the breach of the agency’s Homeland Security Information Network, according to a committee aide with knowledge of the matter.
Staffers are hoping to be briefed on the intrusion — first reported by Nextgov/FCW last week — by Friday, said the aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is sensitive.
Hackers are believed to have penetrated HSIN sometime between late May and early June, though their affiliation and whether any contents were pilfered from the platform is unclear, a person familiar with the matter previously said.
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