As President Trump prepares to assume office, he faces a digital battleground unlike any seen before.<\/p>\n
Recent revelations paint a grim picture: Chinese threat actors<\/a> have infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure, from telecoms to surveillance systems \u2014 even breaching the Treasury Department’s sanctions division.<\/p>\n According to Reuters, Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department<\/a> at the end of 2024 via a compromised digital key from third-party cybersecurity provider BeyondTrust.<\/p>\n The attackers then accessed unclassified documents and user workstations, part of a pattern of abusing trusted third-party services.<\/p>\n In a letter to lawmakers, the incident was attributed to a Chinese advanced persistent threat<\/a> (APT) actor, prompting a quick response from the Treasury, CISA, and the FBI.<\/p>\n Beijing denied involvement.<\/p>\n