Lawmakers Call for Action After Chinese Hack of US Treasury

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said he will work with colleagues to ‘protect our nation against these types of brazen attacks.’

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) speaks during a press conference in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have said China’s state-sponsored hacking of the U.S. Treasury Department is unacceptable and cannot go unchecked.

On Dec. 8, Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised Beyond Trust, a third-party software service provider, and accessed certain unclassified documents, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Monday by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management Aditi Hardikar.