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The hackers were able to access unclassified documents in what is being described as a &#8220;major cybersecurity incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of the Treasury was notified of the breach on December 8, stated a letter sent to lawmakers by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management Aditi Hardikar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/us-treasury-says-computers-hacked-chinese-threat-actor-rcna185809\">according<\/a> to NBC News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BeyondTrust, a software access management provider, informed the Treasury that &#8220;a threat actor had gained access to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based service used to remotely provide technical support for Treasury Departmental Offices (DO) end users,&#8221; according to Hardikar&#8217;s letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBased on available indicators, the incident has been attributed to a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor,\u201d Hardikar said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/30\/us\/politics\/china-hack-treasury.html\\\">according<\/a> to The New York Times. \u201cIn accordance with Treasury policy, intrusions attributable to an APT are considered a major cybersecurity incident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;threat actor&#8221; was able to override security measures and gain access to departmental office user workstations, NBC News reported. 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