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'
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens (Reuters) -Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department's computer security guardrails this month and stole documents in what Treasury called a "major incident,
China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says
The department notified lawmakers of the episode, which it said was linked to a state-sponsored actor in China.
The US Treasury Department was hacked
The US Treasury Department suffered a “major” security incident after a China state-sponsored hacker broke into the third-party remote management software it uses, as reported earlier by The New York Times.
'Major incident': China reportedly hacks Treasury Department
China reportedly hacked the Treasury Department in what the United States is calling a "major incident" — the second time the department has been hacked in the last four years. The New York Times reported Monday that there were already reports that China was able to make it deep into U.
Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident in United States
The revelation comes as US officials are continuing to grapple with the fallout of a massive Chinese cyberespionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
The Treasury confirmed in the letter that it attributed the breach to a China state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group, indicating backing from the Chinese government. It’s not clear which group was behind the intrusion, and a spokesperson would not say.
Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident,' Treasury Department says
Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the Treasury Department and stole documents from its workstations, the federal agency told lawmakers.
U.S. Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor
The department was notified on Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust, that a hacker had secured access to a security key, which allowed the intruder to override certain security protocols.
Treasury Department Says Systems Hacked by China-Backed Actor
Treasury was informed on Dec. 8 by a third-party software service provider that a threat actor remotely accessed certain workstations and unclassified documents, according to a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
US Treasury Targeted by Chinese Hackers in 'Major' Incident, Agency Says
Earlier this month, a White House official said that at least eight U.S. telecom companies had been breached by a Chinese hacking company.
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