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Beijing denies involvement in US treasury cyber-attack

China says claims a state-sponsored actor was behind cyber breach earlier this month are ‘groundless’

Beijing has hit back at accusations that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US treasury department, calling the claims “groundless”.

The breach was orchestrated via a third-party cybersecurity service provider. Hackers were able to gain access to a key used by the vendor to override certain parts of the system, according to a letter the treasury department sent to lawmakers on Monday that was reviewed by the Guardian.

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Originally posted in the guardian.