U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese 'threat actor' in a 'major incident'
The "threat actor" was able to access the workstations via a compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider called BeyondTrust, the department said.
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.
Treasury Says It Was Hacked by China-Backed Actor
The Treasury Department said a China-backed actor accessed several employee workstations and unspecified unclassified documents.
Chinese-sponsored hackers accessed Treasury documents in ‘major incident’
The incident comes in the final days of the Biden presidency and as officials work to root out China-tied hackers from U.S. telecommunications systems.
Chinese hackers breach US Treasury workstations: Key details to know
Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated the U.S. Treasury Department by exploiting a vulnerability in third-party software provider BeyondTrust, granting them remote access to several workstations and unclassified documents.
Treasury Department hit in cyberbreach by China-sponsored actor, officials say
The Treasury Department was breached by a China -sponsored actor earlier this month, officials told Congress in a letter on Monday. The "major" breach was achieved by gaining access to a third-party cybersecurity service Treasury used, called BeyondTrust, they said.
U.S. Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed intruder
The department was notified Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust, that a hacker had gained access to a security key, which allowed the intruder to override certain security protocols.
Chinese hackers accessed workstations and documents in a ‘major’ cyber incident, Treasury says
The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.
China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says
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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Treasury breached by Chinese hackers in 'major' cybersecurity incident
Once Treasury was alerted by the service provider, we immediately contacted Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and have worked with law enforcement partner
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