In a written statement, Wyden's office said that Senate Finance Committee staff were briefed that the hack of the Treasury Department appears to have been a significant one, "the full depth of which isn't known." Wyden, the most senior Democrat on the committee, said that Microsoft notified the agency that dozens of email accounts had been compromised and that the hackers also penetrated the systems at Treasury's Departmental Offices division, which is home to its top officials. "I can assure you, we are completely on top of this," he said. The Treasury declined to add to Mnuchin's comments, and did not immediately return a message seeking comment on Wyden's statement. The aide quoted Treasury officials as saying Mnuchin's inbox was not among those affected.

Source: bd News24 December 22, 2020 01:41 UTC