{
  "id": 4087425,
  "title": "US revises China-linked hacking claims, says agencies were only targets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/us-revises-china-linked-hacking-claims-says-agencies-were-only-targets",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-29T02:24:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-revises-china-linked-hacking-qtfy-claims-says-agencies-were-only-targets-101787969737948.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Department of Justice has revised its earlier claims regarding Chinese hacking activities, stating that while several government agencies were targeted by the QTFY, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, they were not victims of the cyber-attacks. The DOJ clarified that while the agencies were among the targets, only some were compromised. This distinction is significant as it narrows the scope of confirmed breaches in what the DOJ described as a years-long Chinese cyber-espionage campaign against U.S. government agencies, defense contractors, and other sensitive targets. The FBI affidavit, released alongside the original statement, detailed targets since 2018, including U.S. federal networks such as NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Senate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}