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US Treasury Says Chinese Hackers Breached Workstations, Accessed Sensitive Data in Cyberattack

Dec 30, 2024, 08:16 PM

The US Treasury Department announced, via Agence France-Presse (AFP), that a state-sponsored Chinese actor was behind a cyber breach that resulted in unauthorized access to some of its workstations. The cyberattack, which occurred earlier this month, may have allowed the hackers to access sensitive data with the potential to disrupt financial markets. The Treasury accuses China of orchestrating the attack.