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.
The United States government has altered its statements regarding alleged Chinese cyber attacks on federal agencies, now asserting that the organizations were merely on the list of targets for the Chinese spy platform QTFY. The Justice Department released a revised statement on Friday, clarifying that the US Senate, Federal Reserve, NASA, and other entities were among the targets of QTFY during a recent internet domain seizure operation.
Prior to this edit, the statement mistakenly claimed that the government agencies were among the victims of the hackers. The edited statement cited a note stating that modifications had been made to accurately reflect the government's allegations in the affidavit supporting the domain seizures. However, Reuters has been unable to determine which specific agencies are now believed to have been targeted, and which ones were potentially breached.
Attempts to clarify the situation with the Justice Department, FBI, and CISA were unsuccessful by Friday.
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