Computers of senior US Treasury leaders accessed in hack

Investigators have so far found roughly 100 government computers that were compromised.

US Treasury Says It Was Breached By Chinese-Backed Hacker

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday.

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