Cybersecurity Experts Explain Why China's Alleged U.S. Treasury Hack Is a Big Deal
In early December 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury experienced a cybersecurity breach. Though China denies involvement, the breach is attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor.
China-backed hackers breached the US Treasury Department. Here’s what we know.
Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department. Among other things, the hackers breached the office that administers economic sanctions against countries and groups of individuals. The hack also compromised the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research.
US Treasury pressed for info on China hack
In a letter sent Monday and shared first with Semafor, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the House select committee on China, raised concerns about the breach to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and asked for a meeting to discuss the situation by Jan. 15.
US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'
A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems and accessed some unclassified documents.
China denies it was behind US Treasury hack
Beijing says claims a Chinese state-sponsored actor was behind the cybersecurity breach are ‘groundless’ and ‘lack evidence’.
China protests U.S. Treasury’s sanctions for hacking incidents
China slammed the U.S. Treasury's sanctions against cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in hacking incidents.
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Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Hack
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