{"id":2385037,"date":"2024-12-31T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-foreign-ministry-denies-hacking-us-treasury\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:13:44","slug":"chinese-foreign-ministry-denies-hacking-us-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-foreign-ministry-denies-hacking-us-treasury\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese foreign ministry denies hacking US Treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-foreign-ministry-denies-hacking-us-treasury%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content\u2064 seems to involve \u200can interactive \u200celement intended for user engagement, specifically\u2063 a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button which,\u200d when clicked, would presumably reveal additional information or content hidden initially. the provided XML snippets and HTML structures \u200csuggest it is indeed part of a web layout for a site,likely related to a news outlet like the Washington Examiner. 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(AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Treasury Department announced Monday that, on Dec. 8, it was made aware of a security breach that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">compromised government employee work stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter informing U.S. lawmakers of the incident, department officials said the cyber attack is being &ldquo;attributed to a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department has characterized the security breach as a &ldquo;major incident&rdquo; &mdash; only the latest in a series of detrimental lapses in federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Treasury takes very seriously all threats against our systems and the data it holds,&rdquo; department officials said. &ldquo;Over the last four years, Treasury has significantly bolstered its cyber defense, and we will continue to work with both private and public sector partners to protect our financial system from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-suggests-opposition-to-covid-19-restrictions-could-make-someone-a-domestic-terrorism-threat\/\" title=\"DHS Suggests Opposition To COVID-19 Restrictions Could Make Someone A Domestic Terrorism Threat\">threat actors<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chinese hackers are believed to have gained access to the Treasury&rsquo;s network by using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-says-it-was-hacked-by-chinese-operatives-in-major-incident-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Treasury says it was hacked by Chinese operatives in &#039;major incident&#039;- Washington Examiner\">compromised security key<\/a> from a third-party firm, BeyondTrust. 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