US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident'
"This incident fits a well-documented pattern of operations by PRC-linked groups, with a particular focus on abusing trusted third-party services - a method that has become increasingly prominent in recent years"
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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, opens new tab that Treasury officials provided to Reuters on Monday.
The hackers compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust and were able to access unclassified documents, the letter said. ---More...
The US Treasury says its workstations were hacked in a China-backed cyberattack pic.twitter.com/yRa9z4LPZd
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