U.S. Officials Revise Claims Regarding Chinese Cyberattacks on Government Agencies
U.S. government officials have revised previous assertions that Chinese hackers successfully breached federal agencies, clarifying that the entities were merely targeted. The adjustment reflects a more cautious public stance on attributing state-sponsored cyber intrusions.
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US Justice Department clarifies that the US Senate and Federal Reserve were targets but were not successfully hacked.
Read full article →US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted
In a freshly edited statement, the Justice Department said Friday that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were "among the targets of QTFY," a Chinese spy platform.
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