Chinese Hackers Who Breached US Treasury Were Seeking Sanctions Data, New Developments Suggest

CISA’s latest update on the US Treasury breach may support claims that China is keen to know what sanctions it may face as the US government grapples with foreign cyber intrusions.

A typical supply chain attack

In December, the US Treasury Department said Chinese hackers breached its IT network to steal “unclassified documents.”

In what is commonly referred to as a “supply chain attack” – where the targeted entity falls victim due to a vulnerability at one of its suppliers – hackers exploi