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.
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.
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.
China Condemns US Sanctions Over Hacking Attacks
On Friday, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Chinese company Integrity Technology by restricting its access to U.S. property and bank accounts.
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 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.
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.
Treasury Department hack shows no signs of broader impact, says US cyber watchdog
Late last month the US Treasury reported that an unspecified number of computers had been compromised by Chinese hackers following a data breach.
China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure
Yellen raised serious concern about China's 'malicious' cyber activity, Treasury says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met virtually on Monday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and raised concerns about "malicious cyber activity." ...
US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., denied the U.S. government’s attribution of the ...