Chinese hackers infiltrate US Treasury office evaluating foreign investments for security threats

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1 year ago

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Chinese hackers have breached a US government office, specifically the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), aimed at assessing foreign investments for national security.
This incident highlights Beijing's interest in obtaining intelligence from an agency that can block Chinese investments as tensions between the US and China escalate.
The breach is part of a wider invasion into the Treasury Department's unclassified systems, which included targeting the sanctions office.
While no classified data appears to have been compromised, there are concerns that unclassified information may provide intelligence when pieced together.
The Treasury has enhanced its cybersecurity measures and is assessing the possible impact on national security resulting from this intrusion.

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