US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more


US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more <br> The United States said on Wednesday that it had ​disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the &zwnj;US Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US&nbsp;Senate and other sensitive government agencies. In a statement, &nbsp;the Justice Department said it had seized domains ​used by two hacking platforms, dubbed &ldquo;QScan&rdquo; and &ldquo;QTRouter&rdquo;, which it ​said were used as part of the campaign. An affidavit&nbsp;⁠identified the US Department of Energy, the Department of Health ​and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and four unnamed companies ​in the US and South Korea as being among the hackers&#39; victims. The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Beijing ​routinely denies responsibility for hacking activity. Read More: China&#39;s Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing, sources say FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation resulted in the disruption of a &quot;global botnet and hacking platform used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers to target US critical infrastructure&quot;. Today we announced the disruption of a global botnet and hacking platform used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers to target U.S. critical infrastructure. These tools were used by PRC cyber actors to hide the origin of their attacks. Thanks to the work of @FBISanDiego ,&hellip; https://t.co/4JllIFik0f &mdash; FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 26, 2026 The Justice Department said that the ​platforms were run by a China-based firm, the Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, &zwnj;whose ⁠clients it said included China&#39;s civilian intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security and its military, the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army. Reuters could not immediately locate contact details for Nanjing Xinjiuwei. The affidavit said the group&#39;s computer ​infrastructure had been ​used to compromise ⁠critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the US and worldwide since at least 2018. Experts who ​follow Chinese cyber activity say that private contractors routinely ​carry out ⁠high-profile intrusions on behalf of various Chinese government agencies. &quot;Over the last decade, the number of companies offering niche offensive services has exploded,&quot; said ⁠Dakota ​Cary, a China analyst with cybersecurity company ​SentinelOne. The United States and several other countries frequently condemn what they say is state-backed Chinese hacking activity of governments, militaries and businesses. Beijing rejects the allegations. <br> <img src="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2625976/us-says-chinese-hackers-broke-into-justice-department-nasa-federal-reserve-senate-and-more" alt=" US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more" width="100%">

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