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US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'


A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems and accessed some unclassified documents.

China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning denied the US claims, telling a news briefing: "We have repeatedly stated our position on such baseless accusations lacking evidence. Earlier, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington DC told BBC News that the accusation was part of a "smear attack" and made "without any factual basis". Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the US Treasury Department's systems earlier this month and were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials said on Monday.

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