Chinese hackers broke into US Justice Department, NASA, Senate and more, say officials
The US Justice Department said in a statement that the Chinese hacking operation used two platforms, dubbed ‘QScan’ and ‘QtRouter’.
Chinese hackers allegedly breached the US Justice Department, NASA, the US Senate, and other top US government entities using two hacking platforms called 'QScan' and 'QtRouter'. The Justice Department identified the Chinese group responsible as 'QTFY', which is operated by the Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company. This company reportedly has clients including China's civilian intelligence agency and its military.
The hacking group has been targeting critical infrastructure and sensitive networks worldwide since at least 2018. Attorneys General and FBI Director have pledged to investigate, disable, and prosecute state-sponsored malicious hackers targeting America's critical infrastructure.
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