"The Washington Post": China hacks the US Treasury Sanctions Office
The Washington Post reported: The Chinese government has hacked the US Treasury Department’s sanctions office, officials said.
Earlier this week, the Treasury Department revealed, in a letter to lawmakers, that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had stolen documents, in what the department described as A major incident.
The targeting of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as well as the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury – developments that have not been previously reported – reflects Beijing’s determination to obtain intelligence on its most important global competitor. Power and influence, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
One of the most important areas of interest for the Chinese government is Chinese entities that the U.S. government might consider designating for financial sanctions, current and former officials said.
According to “Reuters”, the hack also targeted the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research, and the full impact of the hack – which the Treasury Department revealed in a letter to Congress last Monday – is still being determined. Evaluation.
The ministry said that the documents accessed were unclassified, and there is no evidence that the hacker still has access to the Treasury Department’s systems.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry described the hack allegations It was baseless, and pointed out that Beijing always opposes all forms of hacker attacks.
The incident occurred at a time when the US government is confronting another major cyber espionage campaign attributed to the Chinese government.
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