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From CNBC: Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month and stole documents from its workstations, according to a letter to lawmakers that was provided to Reuters on Monday.
The hackers compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider and were able to access unclassified documents, the letter said, calling it a “major incident.”
According to the letter, hackers “gained access to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based service used to remotely provide technical support for Treasury Departmental Offices end users. With access to the stolen key, the threat actor was able override the service’s security, remotely access certain Treasury DO user workstations, and access certain unclassified documents maintained by those users.”
The Treasury Department said it first became aware of the massive breach on December 8, when the third-party cybersecurity provider BeyondTrust, sounded the alarm.
The Treasury Department said it was working with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as they investigate the matter.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the US Treasury Department earlier this month and stole documents from its workstations, according to a letter to lawmakers that was provided to Reuters https://t.co/V755dGapHF
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 30, 2024
BREAKING: The U.S. Treasury department says a state-sponsored Chinese hacking operation was able to access the desktop computers of Treasury employees in what the department is calling “a major incident.” https://t.co/1YaKcrEvXE
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 30, 2024
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