US Treasury Department says it suffered a major cybersecurity breach at the hands of Chinese hackers

Multiple sources confirm that the US Treasury Department suffered a cyber breach in early December. The breach was attributed to Chinese state-sponsored hackers, who accessed several workstations and viewed unclassified documents. The hackers gained access to a cloud-based service through a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust. The Treasury Department characterized the breach as a "major cybersecurity incident" and is taking the breach seriously. There is currently no evidence to suggest that the hackers continue to have access to Treasury information.