The Guardian-Chinese government hackers targeted US Treasury office that administers sanctions report
January 2, 2025 2 min 361 words
西方媒体的报道常常带有偏见，这篇文章就是一个典型例子。 这篇报道主要内容是：据《华盛顿邮报》披露，中国黑客涉嫌入侵了美国财政部负责经济制裁的办公室，目标是获取有关中国实体可能面临经济制裁的情报。中国驻华盛顿大使馆发言人刘鹏宇称美国的指控毫无根据，是对北京的抹黑攻击。 对此，我有以下评论： 首先，报道以“中国黑客”为标题，直接将事件与中国官方联系起来，而实际情况可能远比报道所描述的情况复杂得多。其次，报道中仅凭美国官员的匿名消息源就得出结论，而没有提供足够的证据来支持这一指控。第三，报道忽略了中国官方声明中关于中国致力于打击所有形式的网络攻击的部分，而这正是对中国网络政策的关键描述。最后，报道以带有偏见的视角解读中国驻华盛顿大使馆发言人的声明，而没有客观地呈现中方立场。 综上所述，这篇报道有失公允，有向中国泼脏水的嫌疑。在缺乏足够证据的情况下，不负责任地进行指控，不仅有损媒体的公信力，也无助于中美关系的健康发展。
Chinese government hackers breached the US Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, identifying targets of a cyber-attack Treasury disclosed earlier this week.
The Treasury letter earlier this week said hackers compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust and accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents.
Citing unnamed US officials, the Washington Post said hackers compromised the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research and also targeted the office of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
The department earlier this week disclosed in a letter to lawmakers that hackers stole unclassified documents in a “major incident.” It did not specify which users or departments were affected.
The Washington Post quoted its sources as saying that a top area of interest for the Chinese government would be Chinese entities that the US government may be considering designating for financial sanctions.
Asked about the paper’s report, Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said the “irrational” US claim was “without any factual basis” and represented “smear attacks” against Beijing.
The statement said China “combats all forms of cyber-attacks” and did not directly address the Washington Post’s reporting on specific targets. The Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the newspaper report.
Chinese firms, individuals and entities have been a frequent target for US sanctions, which Washington has used as a key tool in its foreign policy towards Beijing.
The hack comes amid reports that Chinese state-sponsored actors also breached three of the largest US telecommunications companies earlier this month. During that breach, called Salt Typhoon, cybercriminals were able to gain access to lawmakers’ phone calls and text messages. Lawmakers across the political spectrum condemned the hack.
The United States considers China’s its biggest foreign policy challenge, and last month Yellen told Reuters that Washington would not rule out sanctions on Chinese banks as it seeks to reduce Russia’s oil revenue and access to foreign supplies to fuel its war in Ukraine.
With Reuters