US revises statements suggesting Chinese hackers attacked agencies
- The US Department of Justice clarifies that the US Senate and Federal Reserve were targets but were not successfully hacked.
- United States officials have corrected earlier statements that several government agencies were attacked by Chinese hackers, now saying instead that the organisations were only among the hackers’ targets.
- In a newly edited statement on Friday, the US Department of Justice said that the Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA and other agencies were “among the targets of QTFY”, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group.
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- The US Department of Justice clarifies that the US Senate and Federal Reserve were targets but were not successfully hacked.
- United States officials have corrected earlier statements that several government agencies were attacked by Chinese hackers, now saying instead that the organisations were only among the hackers’ targets.
- In a newly edited statement on Friday, the US Department of Justice said that the Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA and other agencies were “among the targets of QTFY”, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group.
Sources: Al Jazeera