The US cyber security agency CISA reported this information In a brief statement Monday that there is “no indication” that any other US federal agencies were hacked during the recent cyber attack on the US Treasury Department in December.
D Treasury confirmed the breach on December 30China blames government-backed hackers for intrusion, senior US lawmakers tell in a letter The hackers had remote access to Treasury employee workstations and access to unclassified documents. The letter said the hackers obtained a private key from its technology vendor Beyond Trust, which the department uses for remote technical support. It is still unclear how the Beyond Trust key was stolen. Hackers reported this information in the Washington Post report last week Specifically targeted D Treasury's Office of Global Sanctions.
A Chinese government spokesman in Washington DC earlier denied the allegations.
In its statement Monday, CISA said it “continues to monitor the situation and coordinate with relevant federal authorities to ensure a comprehensive response” following the Treasury cyber attack.