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'
WASHINGTON (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," according to a letter to lawmakers that Treasury officials provided to Reuters on Monday.
U.S. says China hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘major’ breach
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Treasury breached by Chinese hackers in 'major' cybersecurity incident
Once Treasury was alerted by the service provider, we immediately contacted Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and have worked with law enforcement partner
U.S. Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed intruder
The department was notified Dec. 8 by a third-party software provider, BeyondTrust, that a hacker had gained access to a security key, which allowed the intruder to override certain security protocols.
Former CIA chief: Chinese U.S. Treasury hack 'could have been prevented' by basic cybersecurity protocols
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