Hackers connected to China's government successfully breached several Treasury Department workstations and accessed unclassified documents, according to a letter to Congress on Monday.
The hackers, which Treasury has linked to an unspecified Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, gained access to Treasury's networks via software service provider BeyondTrustChinese hackers stole a key that BeyondTrust uses to "secure a cloud-based service used to remotely provide technical support" for several Treasury Department users.The hackers were able to leverage that access to override BeyondTrust's security controls and access unclassified documents.A Treasury spokesperson said in a statement to Axios that the "compromised BeyondTrust service has been taken offline" and there is "no evidence indicating a threat actor has continued access to Treasury systems or information."China - US war continues (cold one at this stage, but still).
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