US Treasury Reports Major Cyberattack by Chinese Hackers; Documents Stolen

Dec 31, 2024, 07:41 AM

The US Treasury Department announced that its workstations were breached in a cyberattack attributed to Chinese state-sponsored hackers, describing the incident as a "major incident." The attackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider. The breach, which occurred earlier this month, was reported to lawmakers on Monday in a letter. Beijing has denied the accusations, calling the claims "groundless."