{"id":102595,"date":"2025-01-01T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/us-treasury-says-chinese-hackers-breached-systems-and-stole-documents"},"modified":"2025-01-01T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:11:24","slug":"us-treasury-says-chinese-hackers-breached-systems-and-stole-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/us-treasury-says-chinese-hackers-breached-systems-and-stole-documents","title":{"rendered":"US Treasury Says Chinese Hackers Breached Systems And Stole Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Chinese state-sponsored hackers allegedly breached the US Treasury Department\u2019s systems, accessing employee workstations and unclassified documents.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department classified the breach as a \u201cmajor incident\u201d and notified lawmakers, and said it is working with the FBI and other agencies to assess the hack\u2019s impacts.<\/p>\n<p>However, China denied any involvement, calling the accusation \u201cbaseless\u201d and saying it \u201cconsistently opposes all forms of hacking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This incident adds to a series of several security breaches in the US attributed to China, including a telecoms hack in December.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the compromised third-party service \u2013 called BeyondTrust \u2013 has since been taken offline. There was no evidence to suggest the hacker had continued to access Treasury Department information since, according to the statement.<br \/>\nThe department said it had been working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and third-party forensic investigators to determine the overall impact.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said initial investigations suggested the hack appeared to have been carried out by \u201ca China-based Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson told the BBC that the Treasury was alerted to the hack on December 8; suspicious activity was first detected on December 2.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, the suspicious activity was first spotted on 2 December, but it took three days for the company to determine it had been hacked.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said the hackers were able to remotely access several Treasury user workstations and some unclassified documents that were kept by those users.<\/p>\n<p>The hackers are believed to have been seeking information rather than trying to steal funds.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning denied the US claims, telling a news briefing these were \u201cbaseless accusations lacking evidence\u201d. Said Mao:<\/p>\n<p>China consistently opposes all forms of hacking and firmly rejects the dissemination of false information targeting China for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The US has not provided concrete evidence linking China to the hack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Chinese state-sponsored hackers allegedly breached the US Treasury Department\u2019s systems, accessing employee workstations and unclassified documents. The Treasury Department classified the breach as a \u201cmajor incident\u201d and notified lawmakers, and said it is working with the FBI and other agencies to assess the hack\u2019s impacts. 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