The Biden administration revealed that China was responsible for a significant hack on the Treasury Department, accessing unclassified documents and government employees’ workstations.
China experts are urging action against adversarial espionage following a year filled with hacking incidents across government agencies.
“The recent breach by China should not be a surprise. The CCP has been increasingly intrusive in our homeland and networks without facing consequences,” said Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of the House China Select Committee.
It’s unclear what the hackers were after, but the Treasury holds vital information on global financial systems and China’s economy, as well as enforces sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies.
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“For too long, the CCP has paid no real price for its increasingly aggressive intrusions into our homeland and networks,” Rep. John Moolenaar told Fox News Digital(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Treasury was informed of the breach on Dec. 8 and shut down affected systems. China denies involvement, but the Treasury claims it was a state-sponsored Chinese actor.
Trump has suggested a 60% tariff on Chinese imports, while the Biden administration imposed strict measures on China’s semiconductor industry to limit its military AI development.
