US Department of the Treasury
Disclosed Dec 30, 2024Unverified
Chinese state hackers access Treasury workstations via BeyondTrust key
The US Treasury told lawmakers that China state-sponsored hackers used a stolen BeyondTrust remote support key to access several employee workstations and unclassified documents, in what it called a major cybersecurity incident. BeyondTrust notified Treasury on December 8, 2024.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Discovered | Dec 8, 2024 |
| Attack | Supply chain |
| Data exposed | Internal documents |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
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