CISA Reports No Evidence of Impact on Other Agencies from Treasury Hack

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1 year ago

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The **Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)** stated on Monday that there is “**no indication**” of impact on other federal agencies from the recent **Treasury Department hack**.
The breach, revealed last week, involved **Chinese state-sponsored actors** accessing unclassified documents by compromising a third-party provider, **BeyondTrust**.
CISA is actively working with **Treasury** and **BeyondTrust** to assess and mitigate the breach's impact, underscoring the importance of **national security**.
Lawmakers are seeking updates, with a briefing requested by **January 10** regarding the sensitive data potentially targeted by the breach.
**Sen. Tim Scott** and **Rep. French Hill** expressed concerns over the security of highly sensitive information managed by the **Treasury** that must be protected from foreign threats.

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