(Photo by Leah MILLIS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)China-linked hackers breached the email account of U.S.
The hackers also accessed the email account of Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, who recently travelled with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China, said NBC, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
CNBC reached out to China's Foreign Ministry for comment but has yet to hear back.
The beach was limited to the diplomats' unclassified email accounts, NBC said adding that Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo's email account was also accessed in the breach, as previously reported.
The news, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, further fuels the fallout for the U.S. of the alleged Chinese hack first revealed last week.
Persons:
Antony Blinken, Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi, Leah MILLIS, LEAH MILLIS, China Nicholas Burns, Daniel Kritenbrink, Commerce Gina Raimondo's
Organizations:
Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Getty Images, NBC News, State, NBC, CNBC, China's Foreign, Commerce, Wall Street Journal, U.S
Locations:
Diaoyutai, Beijing, China, East Asia