{"id":34399,"date":"2025-01-03T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=34399"},"modified":"2025-01-03T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:14:08","slug":"us-treasury-hacked-call-for-explanation-on-cyber-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-hacked-call-for-explanation-on-cyber-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"US Treasury Hacked? Call for Explanation on Cyber Breach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>China-backed hacker group<\/strong> breached computers of employees at the US <strong>Treasury Department<\/strong>, prompting two US Republican members to demand a detailed report on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senator Tim Scott<\/strong> and <strong>Representative French Hill<\/strong> wrote to Treasury Secretary <strong>Janet Yellen<\/strong> on December 31st, requesting a comprehensive <strong>congressional briefing<\/strong> on the cyberattack. They asked for this briefing to be delivered by <strong>January 10th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-hacked-call-for-explanation-on-cyber-breach\/#Details_of_the_Request\" title=\"Details of the Request\">Details of the Request<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/us-treasury-hacked-call-for-explanation-on-cyber-breach\/#First_Treasury_Department_Statement\" title=\"First Treasury Department Statement\">First Treasury Department Statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Details_of_the_Request\"><\/span>Details of the Request<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Scott and Hill expressed concerns over the contents of the information accessed by the hackers, how the attack occurred, and what measures the Treasury is taking to prevent similar incidents in the future. They stated:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This breach of federal government information is extremely concerning.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>You Might Be Interested In: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/elon-musk-talks-about-the-name-of-a-new-memecoin\/\">Elon Musk Talks About the Name of a New Memecoin!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>&#8220;<strong>Treasury Department<\/strong> holds highly sensitive information, such as <strong>taxpayer<\/strong> data, business ownership details, and <strong>suspicious transaction reports<\/strong>. Protecting this data from <strong>foreign adversaries<\/strong> who wish to harm the United States should be a top priority.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was emphasized that the breach by a <strong>China Communist Party (CCP)<\/strong>-supported <strong>advanced persistent threat (APT)<\/strong> actor into Treasury\u2019s information systems was unacceptable and raised serious questions about federal government protocols for protecting sensitive information.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Treasury_Department_Statement\"><\/span>First Treasury Department Statement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On <strong>December 2, 2024<\/strong>, it was reported that the threat actors accessed <strong>non-classified<\/strong> documents on Treasury employees&#8217; computers.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury officials confirmed that the attack was carried out by a <strong>China state-backed APT actor<\/strong>, and further details will be provided in an additional report under the <strong>Federal Information Security Modernization Act<\/strong> within 30 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong> denied the attack, with a statement to Reuters: <em>&#8220;We absolutely reject the baseless attacks by the US targeting China.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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