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US House of Representatives Faces Surge in Cyber Threats, Requests Increased Funding

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Washington, March 18 (IANS) The US House of Representatives faced a surge in cyber threats in 2025, with officials saying its websites were hit by 3 billion malicious attacks and staff received 178 million potentially harmful emails.The scale of the threat was outlined during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget request for the legislative branch, where senior House officers pressed for increased funding to strengthen cybersecurity and modernise internal sys…