Intelligence officials allege: China stole US documents

Last Updated on January 3, 2025 6:09 am

Earlier this month, China launched a cyber attack on the US Treasury Department. This is what US intelligence has claimed. In addition to the attack, they have alleged that Chinese hackers also stole several important documents. The British media outlet BBC reported this news on Tuesday.

US intelligence has claimed that Chinese hackers searched important documents of the US Treasury Department in early December. Not only did they look, but they also stole several documents. They allege that the Chinese government employed these hackers.

The report says that this incident proves that cyber security in important US offices is not sufficient. However, no information has been given so far about what documents the hackers stole, how many workstations they hacked. In addition, it has not been made clear whether any US citizens are involved in this incident.

However, it has been reported that the US Treasury Department’s computer was hacked with the help of special software. The software with which this work was done was developed by the Chinese government.

There was no information given on whether the hackers have yet to hack the machines. The Treasury Department has identified the incident as a serious cybersecurity incident. The FBI is investigating the matter, the ministry said.

The United States has accused China of hacking several times in the past few years. It is alleged that China employs hackers in various government departments. The United States claims that such incidents have occurred repeatedly. However, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, denied the US Treasury Department’s allegations of cyber attacks.

He claimed that such allegations were made without any basis. China said that it does not support cyber attacks or hacking. They said that China has no remote connection with it.