The Treasury is a national government department responsible for fiscal policy, budgeting, and public finances.
Overview
The Treasury is a national government department responsible for fiscal policy, budgeting, and public finances. The article describes a coordinated cyberattack that compromised key government websites, highlighting the Treasury and related financial-government infrastructure as high-value targets and signaling the ongoing risk to public sector cybersecurity.
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