Chinese hackers breached Treasury Department, agency says
Chinese state-sponsored actors hacked into the Treasury Department in early December, accessing unclassified documents from its workstations, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Monday.
US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China
Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.
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
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.
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.
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
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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.
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.
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More CISA staff would keep working under DHS’ revised shutdown plan
Under a new plan, about one-third of CISA's staff will keep working through a shutdown. But experts are still concerned about the impact on U.S. cyber defenses.
US Intelligence Agency Recommends Switching Multifactor Authentication Methods
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An update on one of the biggest telecom hacks ever
Major cell phone companies say their networks are secure now from a Chinese hack nicknamed Salt Typhoon.
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Cyberattacks are on the rise. Can critical infrastructure weather a ‘perfect storm’?
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White House identifies 9th US telecom breach linked to Chinese hackers
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US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident'
The actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider, and was able to access workstations and some unclassified ...