Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning dismissed the U.S. Treasure Department's claim that its systems had been attacked by hackers supported by China as "unwarranted and groundless allegations" at a the last press briefing of the year in Beijing on Tuesday.

She made the remarks in response to a media query about the U.S. Treasury Department's statement on Monday that it was subject to a cyberattack by a China state-sponsored actor earlier in December.

"On this kind of unwarranted and groundless allegations, we've made clear our position more than once. China opposes all forms of hacking, and in particular, we oppose spreading China-related disinformation motivated by political agenda," she said.

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

Spokeswoman dismisses US Treasury Department's hacker allegation

The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Thursday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.11 percent to 99.419 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro added to 1.1614 dollars from 1.1598 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound advanced to 1.3425 dollars from 1.3416 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 160.02 Japanese yen, lower than 160.03 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.7892 Swiss francs from 0.7924 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3899 Canadian dollars from 1.3895 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.3737 Swedish kronor from 9.4065 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down