WAS murdered;chutility administration, government hackers Chinese, the US Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, industrial targets of a cyberattack revealed the Post Wednesday. The office of foreign assets and the office of financial research, and it was also targeted by the office of US Treasury Secretary.
According to unnamed US officials, the Chinese government hackers carried out the attacks. The Treasury Department earlier this week in a letter to lawmakers, the incident is described as “major” and that hackers had stolen documents not classified in what. The department did not identify the users or departments affected.
Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy, described the US claim as “irrational” and as baseless, smears on Beijing. China, China says, “combats all forms of cyber attacks” and did not address directly the specific targets of the Washington Post reporting.
The Treasury Department did not comment on the newspaper’s report, while the Post quoted its sources, Chinese entities the US government may be considering designating for financial penalties as a top priority for the Chinese government. Chinese firms and individuals have been a frequent target for US sanctions, which Washington has used as a tool in its foreign policy towards Beijing.
