U.S. reveals China-backed hackers breached U.S. Treasury in 'major incident'
The Biden administration revealed Monday that China-backed hackers infiltrated the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month in what officials are calling a "major cybersecurity incident."
The US Treasury says some computers were breached by China-backed hackers
The Treasury considers the hacking a "major cybersecurity incident," an official wrote in a Monday letter.
US Treasury says China-backed hackers breached its systems
Cyber warfare has been increasing in recent years: In March, the US and Britain accused another Beijing-backed group of hacking millions of people over more than a decade, including journalists and academics, while other hackers apparently targeted US President-elect Donald Trump’s phone and that of his running mate in October.
U.S. Treasury confirms it was breached by China-backed hackers
The Treasury revealed it was alerted to the breach on Dec. 8 and is collaborating with the FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to evaluate the scope of the incident. Reuters reports that the FBI has yet to respond to requests for comment, while CISA redirected inquiries back to the Treasury.
APT hackers from China breach US Treasury network, stealing sensitive data
Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached the US Treasury, exploiting vulnerabilities in a third-party cybersecurity provider.
China’s Hack of U.S. Treasury Breached Sanctions Office
The cyberattack reported earlier this week reached into the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research, sections of the agency that oversee economic penalties against other nations and their citizens.
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.
Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office, Washington Post says
Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, identifying targets of a cyberattack Treasury disclosed earlier this week.
Lawmakers request briefing from Treasury secretary on Chinese hack
The compromised third-party offering was a commercial remote services tool not listed in the marketplace for FedRAMP, the government’s cloud security compliance framework.
China-Linked Cyber Threat Group Hacks US Treasury Department
Threat actors entered Treasury Department systems through BeyondTrust. The breach may be related to the Salt Typhoon attacks.
GOP lawmakers request Yellen briefing on Chinese hackers’ Treasury breach
Republican lawmakers are swiftly urging the Treasury Department to provide answers on a recent cybersecurity attack from China that infiltrated various workstations, as outlined in a letter obtained by The Hill.
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