US treasury’s workstations breached in cyber-attack by China – report

Third-party cybersecurity service provider was compromised and some unclassified papers were accessed

A Chinese state-sponsored actor broke into the US treasury department earlier this month and stole documents from its workstations, according to a letter to lawmakers that was provided to Reuters on Monday.

The actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust. The hackers were able to access workstations and some unclassified documents.

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Third-party cybersecurity service provider was compromised and some unclassified papers were accessed
A Chinese state-sponsored actor broke into the US treasury department earlier this month and stole documents from its workstations, according to a letter to lawmakers that was provided to Reuters on Monday.
The actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust. The hackers were able to access workstations and some unclassified documents. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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