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The department has not yet provided information on how many workstations were accessed remotely or what type of documents the hackers obtained.
A case of Chinese hackers hacking the US Treasury Department has come to light. According to US officials, China’s state-sponsored hacker broke into the systems of a third-party software provider of the Treasury Department and obtained several employee workstations and some unclassified documents.
This burglary took place in early December, about which the Treasury Department has now given information. The department has written a letter to the MPs informing them about this. Describing this burglary as a ‘major incident’, the department has informed that the FBI and other agencies are jointly investigating what could be the consequences.
The Treasury Department is an important department of the US government, which oversees the country’s economic and financial system.
No information on how many workstations were hacked
The department has not yet provided information on how many workstations were accessed remotely or what type of documents the hackers obtained. In a letter to lawmakers, the department said there is currently no evidence that hackers have yet had access to Treasury information. This hack is being investigated as a cyber security incident.
A Treasury Department spokesperson said in a separate statement that Treasury takes all threats against its systems very seriously. Over the past four years, Treasury has improved its cyber defenses. We will work closely with both private and public sector partners to protect our financial system from such hacks. Assistant Treasury Secretary Aditi Hardikar said-
The service that was a victim of burglary has been taken offline. Hackers no longer have access to treasury information.
The Treasury Department became aware of the burglary on December 8.
The Treasury Department said it became aware of the breach on December 8 when Beyond Trust, a third-party software provider, reported that hackers had stolen a key that allowed them to bypass the service’s security and remotely access multiple workstations. Access has been achieved.
Number of telecommunication companies affected by cyber espionage reaches 9 This information has come to light at a time when American officials have not been able to recover from the impact of Chinese cyber espionage. In this cyber espionage named Salt Typhoon, spies hacked the networks of many American telecommunication companies and sent people’s call records and private communications to Chinese government officials. On Friday, a top White House official said that the number of telecommunication companies affected by this cyberhacking has reached 9.
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger said that it was confirmed that the 9th company was targeted in the Chinese hacking campaign.
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