Biden Administration Confirms China Cyber Breach of U.S. Treasury Department
A Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department, compromising workstations and unclassified documents. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
China-Linked Cyber Threat Group Hacks US Treasury Department
Threat actors entered Treasury Department systems through BeyondTrust. The breach may be related to the Salt Typhoon attacks.
US Republican lawmakers call on Treasury to explain recent cyber breach
Two United States Republican Party lawmakers are calling on the Treasury Department to provide answers to how a Chinese state-sponsored entity hacked and accessed employee workstations. In the Dec. 31 letter to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen obtained by Law360,
Severe U.S. Treasury breach just the latest of several China attacks
The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.
China’s Hack of U.S. Treasury Breached Sanctions Office
The cyberattack reported earlier this week reached into the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research, sections of the agency that oversee economic penalties against other nations and their citizens.
Hack on US Treasury blamed on China causes fear in cybersecurity community
After unclassified documents from the US Treasury Department were accessed in a hack blamed on China, many in the cybersecurity community are wondering how such breaches might intensify in the weeks and months ahead.
Significant U.S. Treasury cybersecurity breach is the latest in string of China hack attacks claims U.S. officials
The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.
Treasury Dept. Hits Chinese Tech Company With Sanctions After Breach
The agency imposed penalties on a company it blamed for supporting the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon in a 2022-23 ...
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The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s next; US Steel sale blocked; And a bit more.
Update: New Orleans attacker acted alone, vowed allegiance to ISIS, officials say. Reversing an early assessment, FBI ...
Cyber breach at SC credit union could threaten 240,000 people, documents say
A mysterious cyber hacking group called “Nitrogen” allegedly stole personal data including birthdays and social security numbers from more than 240,000 people whose information was held at the SRP ...
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Tycon Medical Systems Sends Data Breach Letters Following Cybersecurity Incident
Tycon Medical Systems filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering ...
IdentityProtect.com: Your Digital Fortress in an Age of Cyber Threats
Combining cutting-edge technology with a full suite of services, this company aims to empower users to confidently navigate ...
These were the badly handled data breaches of 2024
It remains unknown how many patients are affected by the incident. The Qilin ransomware group claims to have leaked 400 ...
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2024
2024 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of ...
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HHS proposes HIPAA update to boost healthcare cybersecurity
The update, which would be the first since 2013, aims to clarify and provide more instruction on securing health data as ...
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What banks can learn from the Treasury breach
Financial institutions need to beware of advanced persistent threats and of the potential security shortcomings of their ...