Chinese Hackers Accused of Stealing ‘Unclassified Documents’ from US Treasury

Chinese hackers breached the US Treasury Department earlier this month, making off with “unclassified documents,” according to the agency.

In a letter to lawmakers, the Treasury reveals hackers attacked one of its service providers, identified as BeyondTrust.

The company’s products include Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud services, and PAM (Privileged Access Management).

‘A stolen key’

The supplier notified the Treasury on Dec. 8 that “a threat actor had gained access to a key used by