American officials have said that Chinese state hackers broke into the US Treasury Department's systems earlier this month. After informing lawmakers about the breach in a letter, the Treasury Department declared it a "major incident."The US agency stated that it has been working with the FBI and other agencies to assess the intrusion's impact. China denied any involvement, calling the allegations "baseless" and stating that it consistently opposes all forms of hacking.It is the latest in a string of high-profile and embarrassing security breaches in the United States that have been blamed on China.
In December, a hack of telecommunications corporations could have allowed access to phone records for significant segments of American society. According to authorities, the corrupted third-party service, BeyondTrust, has subsequently been shut down. According to the statement, there is no evidence that the hacker has continued to access Treasury Department material since. The government stated that it has collaborated with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and third-party forensic investigators to assess the overall damage. According to the spokesperson, the hackers were able to get remote access to several Treasury user workstations and some unclassified data stored by those users.
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