The US Treasury was breached and claimed that the threat actors were state-sponsored Chinese hackers. China denies the claims as baseless. The hack involved stealing keys from the 3rd Party Security vendor “BeyondTrust”. This issue not only highlights another incident involving security software being the focal point of a cyber incident, but it also highlights the ways hacking plays a role in the political climate.
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