“MAJOR INCIDENT:” Chinese Government Hackers Breach U.S. Treasury

Chinese hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month, stealing documents from its workstations.

Our enemies are exploiting the last days of a complicit, treacherous, incompetent regime. Hackers compromised a third-party software service provider, accessing certain unclassified documents, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.

Why is the Biden regime using third party services? The United States, the engine and inventor of all of this technology, doesn’t have the capability to protect our systems? This is a disgrace.

Hackers affiliated with the Chinese government infiltrated the United States Treasury Department earlier this month, gaining access to sensitive systems and stealing unclassified documents from agency workstations, according to a report. The incident, described as a “major incident” by officials, highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity defenses of critical government agencies. The breach was detailed in a letter sent to …(Newswize)

Chinese Hackers Breached Workstations, Stole Documents, Treasury Department Says

The Treasury Department in Washington on March 25, 2024.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

By Emel Akan, The Epoch Times, December 31, 2024:

WASHINGTON—Chinese hackers remotely breached the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month, stealing documents from its workstations, according to a letter the agency sent to lawmakers on Monday. The Treasury Department described the breach as a “major incident.”

On Dec. 8, Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised a third-party software service provider, Beyond Trust, accessing certain unclassified documents, according to the letter by Aditi Hardikar, an assistant Treasury secretary.

The department did not specify how many workstations had been compromised or what kind of documents the hackers may have obtained. However, in the letter, it said that the BeyondTrust service has been taken offline and “at this time there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury information.”

The department did not specify how many workstations had been compromised or what kind of documents the hackers may have obtained. However, in the letter, it said that the BeyondTrust service has been taken offline and “at this time there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury information.”

The department said it was working with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to investigate the scope of the hack.

Last week, a White House official announced that the recent cyberattacks affected nine telecom companies, including Verizon, AT&T, and CenturyLink.

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