WASHINGTON — A foreign entity has reportedly breached the Treasury and Commerce Department of the United States.
A Commerce Department spokesperson told NBC News, “We can confirm there has been a breach in one of our bureaus. We have asked CISA and the FBI to investigate, and we cannot comment further at this time.”
Josh Lederman, a national political reporter for NBC wrote on Twitter Sunday, “The National Security Council also confirms that it is working to identify and remedy potential issues after a reported foreign government-linked hack of Treasury and a Commerce Department unit’s email systems.”
The National Security Council also confirms that it is working to identify and remedy potential issues after a reported foreign government-linked hack of Treasury and a Commerce Department unit’s email systems
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) December 13, 2020
Reminder that Trump fired the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency last month
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) December 13, 2020
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