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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network

US China Hack - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network.

The sanctions target a Chinese hacker who officials say is affiliated with Beijing's Ministry of State Security and was involved in a cyberintrusion disclosed last month that gave hackers access to an untold number of Treasury Department workstations.

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