Treasury Email Accounts Compromised in Hack, Sen. Wyden Says

A vehicle drives past the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2020. Raphael Satter/Reuters

The email accounts of the highest-ranking Treasury Department officials were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government systems, according to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).

Wyden made the remarks on Monday after being a briefing on the hack to the Senate Finance Committee by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department.