The U.S. Treasury Department has confirmed that it was the target of a cyberattack earlier this month, with a Chinese state-sponsored actor gaining unauthorized access to some of its workstations.
According to a letter sent to Congress and reported by Agence France-Presse, the hackers compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust, to gain access to Treasury Department systems. While the attackers were able to access workstations and some unclassified documents, there is no evidence that they maintain continued access to the department’s systems.
The Treasury Department was alerted to the breach by BeyondTrust and has since been working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident and assess the extent of the damage.
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“The compromised BeyondTrust service has been taken offline and there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury systems or information,” a department’s spokesperson said.
This cyberattack is the latest in a series of high-profile breaches attributed to Chinese state-sponsored hackers. These actors are known for targeting government agencies, businesses, and research institutions to steal sensitive information and intellectual property.
The U.S. government has repeatedly condemned China for its malicious cyber activity and has imposed sanctions on individuals and entities linked to these attacks.
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