Treasury disclosed hack earlier this week, with Washington Post reporting targets were Office of Foreign Assets Control and Office of Financial Research

Summary

Chinese government hackers reportedly breached the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Office of Financial Research, which manage economic sanctions.

The hack, disclosed earlier this week, involved exploiting third-party cybersecurity provider BeyondTrust to access unclassified documents and employee workstations.

U.S. officials suggest the hackers were targeting information on potential sanctions against Chinese entities.

China denied the allegations, calling them baseless. This breach follows reports of Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks on major U.S. telecommunications firms, heightening tensions amid strained U.S.-China relations over sanctions and foreign policy.