Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached the US Treasury, exploiting vulnerabilities in a third-party cybersecurity provider.

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that Chinese state-sponsored actors had hacked into some department workstations and gained access to unclassifie

The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.

On December 8, 2024, the US Treasury Department found out that a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor breached its security. The report comes from a letter Reuters received on December 30,

A key used by third party service provider BeyondTrust to secure cloud-based remote support was stolen and used to access unclassified data, Treasury told lawmakers.