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.

A recent Chinese cyberattack on the Treasury Department targeted the office responsible for economic sanctions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government and Sberbank to strengthen AI cooperation with China. This move comes amid Western sanctions limiting Russia's access to critical microchip technology.