Capitol Police have arrested a Democratic congressional staffer as a suspect in the doxing of some Republican senators last week. Personal information for Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee, and Orrin Hatch was posted on Wikipedia and spread around online this past Thursday, the day of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing. Gizmodo reported at the time the the USCP had been notified. Tonight the Capitol Police is saying they arrested Jackson Cosko, a 27-year-old, for posting that information. Politico reports that someone by that name had previously worked as a staffer for Democratic senators Maggie Hassan and Barbara Boxer, and he was an intern in the office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. UPDATE: The staffer arrested for doxxing GOP senators was actually an *intern* in Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's office, according to her chief of staff Glenn Rushing. He's no longer with the office as of today's news. https://t.co/ShAotdPR8S — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 3, 2018 Rushing noted he wasn't paid by the office, given his status as an intern. Asked if he was concerned about other possible misconduct by Cosko while with Jackson Lee, he added, "We're just cooperating with law enforcement right now." — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 3, 2018 [photo via Getty Images] Have a tip we should know? [email protected]<doc-sep>Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, stands in a Senate subway car with a Capitol Hill Police officer, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. Photo : AP The U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a suspect accused in the online doxing of “one or more” U.S. senators. Advertisement Capitol Police identified the suspect as Jackson A. Cosko, a 27-year-old of Washington, D.C. The police did not indicate which U.S. senator—or potentially senators—the suspect is accused of doxing. Cosko is as former Senate Democratic staffer, who, at the time of the incident, worked as an intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, according to Politico. He was reportedly fired following his arrest. Last week, personal information belonging to multiple GOP lawmakers, including Senators Mike Lee, Lindsey Graham, and Orin Hatch, appeared on their respective Wikipedia pages. The pages were edited to include the lawmakers’ home address, and multiple phone numbers, including private cellphone numbers. The Capitol Police investigation was first reported by Gizmodo on Thursday. The three lawmakers are supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and were hearing his testimony, along with that of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford—one of the women accusing him of sexual misconduct—at the time their information was published. On Monday, similar details were posted on Wikipedia belonging to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Rand Paul, though the perpetrator responsible, who was also using an IP address linked to the U.S. House of Representatives, claimed to be a different person. In both cases, most of the information was already public, including at least some of the home-state addresses, which were listed on various campaign forms. Republican aides confirmed as genuine, however, other details that were not publicly known, such as two private cellphone numbers published in last week’s dox. Advertisement The senators’ information circulated widely on Twitter as well, thanks, in part, to a bot that retweets screenshots of Wikipedia pages edited from IP addresses assigned to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bot, CongressEdits, has been suspended by Twitter. Cosko has been charged for now with making restricted information public, making threats in interstate communications, unauthorized access to a government computer, identity theft, second-degree burglary, and witness tampering. The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be coming, police said. Advertisement Politico further reported on Cosko’s job history, citing a subscription staff directory: Cosko graduated from George Washington University in 2014 and previously worked for Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and California’s Barbara Boxer, who has since retired. Cosko most recently worked for Hassan as a “legislative correspondent/systems administrator,” according to Legistorm.<doc-sep>U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday arrested a suspect for allegedly "doxing" one or more GOP senators by posting their private information online. The suspect, 27-year-old Jackson Cosko of Washington, D.C., has been charged with publicizing restricted personal information, witness tampering, second-degree burglary, threatening interstate communications, unauthorized use of a government computer, identity theft, and unlawful entry, according to a Wednesday press release. Cosko has been identified as a former intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson LeeHouse Democrats introduce bill to close existing gun loopholes and prevent mass shootings Hillicon Valley: Democrats urge Facebook to abandon 'Instagram for kids' plan | 'Homework gap' likely to persist after pandemic Legislation to secure critical systems against cyberattacks moves forward in the House MORE (D-Texas). He previously worked for Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan Margaret (Maggie) HassanThe 'frills' of Biden's infrastructure plan are real needs DC statehood bill picks up Senate holdout Overnight Health Care: Biden announces 1M have enrolled in special ObamaCare sign-up period | Rand Paul clashes with Fauci over coronavirus origins | Biden vows to get 'more aggressive' on lifestyle benefits of vaccines MORE (N.H.) and Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy BoxerBottom line Trump administration halting imports of cotton, tomatoes from Uighur region of China Biden inaugural committee to refund former senator's donation due to foreign agent status MORE (Calif.). ADVERTISEMENT The Capitol Police said an investigation is ongoing, but declined to answer The Hill's requests for comment.<doc-sep>U.S. Capitol police officers stand outside the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing room ahead of testimony by former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Comey in prepared remarks to the committee said U.S. President Donald Trump sought his loyalty and urged him to drop the investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CNN) — The US Capitol Police announced Wednesday that they had arrested a suspect for allegedly “doxing” – a form of publishing private identifying information online – lawmakers during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week. “Earlier today, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) arrested the Suspect who allegedly posted private, identifying information (doxing) about one or more United States Senators to the internet,” said Eva Malecki, communications director for Capitol Police, in a statement. According to the statement, the Capitol Police arrested 27-year-old Jackson Cosko of Washington on Wednesday. Cosko has been charged with making restricted personal information public, making threats in interstate commerce, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft and obstruction of justice/witness tampering, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He’s also facing charges of second-degree burglary and unlawful entry for incidents in Washington. Last week, a Twitter bot that tweets out edits to Wikipedia pages allegedly made by devices with Capitol Hill internet connection, called @congressedits, picked up and tweeted out lawmakers’ personal information when it was added to Wikipedia pages. The account is currently suspended. “The investigation will continue and additional charges may be forthcoming,” the statement said. According to a statement from Bill Miller, a spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Cosko is in police custody and is expected to appear before Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson on Thursday in the US District Court for DC. CNN is attempting to contact Cosko or his attorney. CNN’s Eli Watkins and Mary Kay Mallonee contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
Capitol Police on Wednesday evening arrested a Democratic congressional staffer who allegedly doxxed a handful of Republican senators and then posted their personal information online. Jackson Cosko, 27, was charged with making public restricted personal information, witness tampering, threats in interstate communication, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft, second-degree burglary and unlawful entry, although additional charges could be added. Cosko most recently worked for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) but has also been a staffer with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Fox News reported. The charges come after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home addresses in Kentucky and Washington, D.C. were added to his public Wikipedia page. Last week, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) had their home addresses, home phone numbers, cell phone numbers and email addresses added to their public Wikipedia pages. The postings came as the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Kavanaugh over Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault allegations. All three Republican appear to believe Kavanaugh to be innocent. The IP address was connected to the Capitol, Roll Call reported. From Fox News: The intentional publication of the information was first caught by a Twitter bot that automatically tracks any changes made to Wikipedia entries from anyone located in the U.S. Congress and publicizes them on the social media site. The bot account later deleted the tweets because the edits contained personal information. According to the bot, whoever posted the information did so from a computer in the House of Representatives. This is a breaking news story. As more information becomes available, this post will be updated.