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US Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor

The US Treasury Department said a China-backed actor accessed several employee workstations and unspecified unclassified documents

The Treasury has told lawmakers there is no evidence the China-sponsored actor has continued to access its systems.
The Treasury has told lawmakers there is no evidence the China-sponsored actor has continued to access its systems. Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images

The US Treasury Department has told lawmakers that a China-backed actor hacked several of its employee workstations and accessed unspecified unclassified documents after stealing a key from a third-party software service provider.

The agency disclosed the breach in a letter to leaders of the Senate Banking Committee, saying that “there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury systems or information.”

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