A group of US Republican lawmakers is demanding answers from the Treasury Department regarding a recent cyber breach that allowed a Chinese state-sponsored actor to access Treasury employees' job titles. The incident occurred on December 2, 2024, and the hackers gained access to "unclassified" documents.¹
Senator Tim Scott and Representative French Hill sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen requesting a full Congressional briefing on the breach by January 10. They want to know what information the hackers accessed, how the breach occurred, and what steps the Treasury has taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The lawmakers consider this breach "extremely concerning" and that the Treasury must protect sensitive federal government information from future cybersecurity incidents. The Treasury Department has attributed the incident to a Chinese state-sponsored APT agent, but China has denied any responsibility for the attack.
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