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U.S. Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident

Headline from The Oregonian

The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers may have obtained.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Treasury says it was hacked by Chinese operatives in 'major incident'- Washington Examiner (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. Treasury Department is reporting that it was hacked by Chinese operatives in what it describes as a "major incident."

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major' cyber incident (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party...

  3. Newsweek

    US Treasury targeted by Chinese hackers in "major" incident, agency says (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Earlier this month, a White House official said that at least eight U.S. telecom companies had been breached by a Chinese hacking company.

  4. The Hill

    Chinese hackers breached Treasury Department, agency says (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Chinese state-sponsored actors hacked into the Treasury Department in early December, accessing unclassified documents from its workstations, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The hackers stole a key from a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, and used it to override se…

  5. Washington Times

    Chinese hackers breach U.S. Treasury Department workstations in ‘major cybersecurity incident’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday.

  6. CBS News

    Chinese hackers access U.S. Treasury Department workstations, obtaining unclassified documents (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Treasury Department says Chinese hackers breached system after compromising a third-party software service provider.

  7. WMUR

    Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several workstations and unclassified documents (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.

  8. NBC News

    U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese 'threat actor' in 'major incident' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The U.S. Treasury department said a state-sponsored Chinese hacking operation was able to use third-party software to access the desktop computers of Treasury employees.

  9. New York Post

    Chinese hackers infiltrate US Treasury in major cyberattack, officials tell Congress (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A China state-backed actor successfully breached US Treasury Department workstations and accessed "unclassified" documents via a cloud service intrusion earlier this month, officials told a key Senate committee.

  10. CNN

    China-backed hackers breached US Treasury workstations (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Treasury Department notified lawmakers on Monday that a China state-sponsored actor infiltrated Treasury workstations in what officials are describing as a “major incident.”

  11. The Guardian

    US Treasury’s workstations breached in cyber-attack by China – report (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

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

  12. The Oregonian

    U.S. Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers may have obtained.

  13. Government Executive

    Chinese-sponsored hackers accessed Treasury documents in ‘major incident’ (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    The incident comes in the final days of the Biden presidency and as officials work to root out China-tied hackers from U.S. telecommunications systems.

  14. Investopedia

    Treasury Department Systems Hacked by China, Reports Say (opens Investopedia)

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    The U.S. Treasury Department informed Congress in a letter Monday that a state-sponsored Chinese actor hacked its systems through a third-party software provider, according to reports.

  15. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    China-linked hackers infiltrate U.S. Treasury workstations (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Treasury Department reports a major cybersecurity incident involving a China state-sponsored actor infiltrating Treasury workstations. No evidence of continued access.

  16. WHDH Boston

    ‘Major incident’: China-backed hackers breached US Treasury workstations - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — The US Treasury Department notified lawmakers on Monday that a China state-sponsored actor infiltrated Treasury workstations in what officials are describing as a “major

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. Treasury: Chinese hackers stole documents in ‘major incident’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department’s computer security guardrails this month and stole documents in what Treasury called a “major incident,” according to a letter to lawmakers that Treasury officials provided to Reuters today.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Chinese foreign ministry denies hacking US Treasury (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is denying allegations that state-affiliated actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department.

  19. Green Field Reporter

    Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incident - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday.

  20. Engadget

    The US Treasury Department says it was hacked in a China-linked cyberattack (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The US Treasury Department says that employee documents and workstations were accessed as part of a Chinese state-affiliated cyberattack.

  21. Triblive

    Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several workstations, unclassified documents (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday.

  22. Salon

    Chinese hackers behind "major incident" at US Treasury, documents stolen (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The hackers circumvented a third-party cybersecurity service, according to Treasury officials

  23. Delaware Public Media

    Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed documents in 'major' cyber incident (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The revelation comes as the U.S. grapples with a massive cyberespionage campaign that gave Chinese officials access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.

  24. RedState

  25. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor in ‘major’ cyber incident (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The revelation comes as U.S. officials are continuing to grapple with the fallout of a massive Chinese cyberespionage campaign.

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