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  "id": 3537515,
  "title": "Fed, NASA and DOJ among victims of Chinese state-sponsored hacker group: Court documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fed-nasa-and-doj-among-victims-of-chinese-state-sponsored-hacker",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:02:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/china-hacker-federal-reserve-doj-nasa.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Department of Justice has disrupted a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation that targeted several sensitive US government agencies and companies. According to court documents, the hacking group, known as QTFY, was responsible for computer intrusion activity at the Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, NIH, NASA, and US Senate.\n\nThe hacking platforms, QScan and QTRouter, were used to compromise US critical infrastructure since 2018, and were allegedly operated by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, a China-based firm. The company's clients included China's Ministry of State Security, the country's civilian intelligence agency, and the People's Liberation Army.\n\nThe targeted networks included those operated by hospitals, telecommunications providers, power companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors. The US Justice Department seized domains associated with QScan and QTRouter as part of efforts to disrupt the alleged hacking campaign, which also targeted companies in the US and South Korea.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US disrupts Chinese hacking operation targeting NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and other agencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-disrupts-chinese-hacking-operation-targeting-nasa-federal-reserve",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:53:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "US Justice Department claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated systems at NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and more — FBI moves forward with domain seizures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-justice-department-claims-chinese-state-sponsored-hackers",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:49:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Chinese hackers disrupted U.S. Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, U.S. says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-hackers-disrupted-u-s-justice-department-nasa-federal-reserve",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:00:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "US takes down alleged Chinese hacking tools used against Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-takes-down-alleged-chinese-hacking-tools-used-against-federal",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US disrupts platforms allegedly used by Chinese hackers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-disrupts-platforms-allegedly-used-by-chinese-hackers",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "FBI says Chinese hacking group targeted government agencies, hospitals and military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fbi-says-chinese-hacking-group-targeted-government-agencies-hospitals",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:38:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "NASA, Fed, Senate among Chinese hackers' targets, Justice Department says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nasa-fed-senate-among-chinese-hackers-targets-justice-department-says",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:15:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}