China-linked attack on US Treasury Department reportedly targeted its sanctions office
The US Treasury Department told lawmakers in a letter back in December that its documents and workstations were accessed by an external party in a security breach. It described the attack as "a major cybersecurity incident" and attributed it to a "China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor.
Treasury’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, officials say
A troubling series of breaches of U.S. firms and agencies could intensify friction between Washington and Beijing as Donald Trump takes office
US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident'
Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the Treasury Department's computer security guardrails this month, according to a letter to lawmakers that Treasury officials provided to Reuters.
Chinese hackers attack US Treasury to steal data from sanctions division – The Washington Post
Chinese hackers who launched a cyberattack on the US Treasury Department targeted an important department of the agency that deals with sanctions against countries and groups of people imposed by the US government.
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The episode comes at a particularly sensitive moment, just as the Biden White House is dealing with one of the most far-reaching, and damaging, hacks into American infrastructure in the cyberage.
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A growing roster of political figures, US government agencies and companies that provide critical services have one thing in common: They have allegedly been hacked by China.
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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that Chinese state-sponsored actors had hacked into some department workstations and gained access to unclassifie
US Treasury says it was breached by Chinese-backed hacker
The hacker was able to remotely access certain Treasury workstations and “certain unclassified documents maintained by those users,” the department said.
Significant U.S. Treasury cybersecurity breach is the latest in string of China hack attacks claims U.S. officials
The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.
US Treasury Department hacked by China
On December 8, 2024, the US Treasury Department found out that a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor breached its security. The report comes from a letter Reuters received on December 30,
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