US officials revise claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese, now say they were targets
U.S. government agencies were originally reported to have been hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called QTFY. However, officials have since been corrected and clarified that the organizations were merely targets of the hackers, not victims. The Department of Justice released an updated statement on Friday, noting that the U.S. Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and other agencies were among the targeted entities in a multi-year Chinese cyber-espionage campaign.
The original press release incorrectly described all agencies as victims, but the FBI affidavit revealed that only some agencies had been compromised. NASA's attempted breach was unsuccessful due to the agency's proactive measures, while other targeted agencies like the Department of Energy, NIH, and an HHS agency experienced successful computer intrusions in September 2024.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington expressed its opposition to the U.S. using cybersecurity to discredit China and safeguard the interests of Chinese companies.
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