China was behind a "major" hack of the Treasury Department, the Biden administration said Monday, gaining access to unclassified documents and the workstations of government employees.
After a year fraught with hacking across all government agencies, China experts say it’s time to get serious about thwarting adversarial espionage.
"The latest intrusion should not come as a surprise. For too long, the CCP has paid no real price for its increasingly aggressive intrusions into our homeland and networks," Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of the House China Select Committee, told Fox News Digital.
"It is time for Congress and the incoming Trump administration to impose escalating costs to deter the CCP."
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After a year fraught with hacking across all government agencies, China experts say it’s time to get serious about thwarting adversarial espionage.
"The latest intrusion should not come as a surprise. For too long, the CCP has paid no real price for its increasingly aggressive intrusions into our homeland and networks," Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of the House China Select Committee, told Fox News Digital.
"It is time for Congress and the incoming Trump administration to impose escalating costs to deter the CCP."
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Top Republican demands 'costs' for China after it hacked Treasury Dept in year marked by CCP espionage
China was behind a 'major' hack of the Treasury Department, the Biden administration said Monday, gaining access to unclassified documents and the workstations of government employees.
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