Chinese Hackers Breached Workstations, Stole Documents, Treasury Department Says

Hackers compromised a third-party software service provider, accessing certain unclassified documents, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.

The Treasury Department in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Chinese hackers remotely breached the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month, stealing documents from its workstations, according to a letter the agency sent to lawmakers on Monday. The Treasury Department described the breach as a “major incident.”

On Dec. 8, Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised a third-party software service provider, Beyond Trust, accessing certain unclassified documents, according to the letter by Aditi Hardikar, an assistant Treasury secretary.