Report: Chinese Hackers Breached CFIUS - GovInfoSecurity

Chinese hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department, specifically the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), as part of a cyberespionage campaign. The hackers, tracked as Silk Typhoon, exploited vulnerabilities in a third-party contractor’s cloud-based support services. This incident is part of a larger pattern of Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure and federal networks.