Chinese hackers infiltrated NASA, DOJ and other US government computer systems: affidavit

Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated US government computer networks ranging from NASA to the US Senate.

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

The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it disrupted a Chinese hacking operation that targeted its network and other sensitive U.S. agencies.  The DOJ said in a statement that it seized hacking platforms “QScan” and “QTRouter,” which were operated by a state-run group employed by Chinese-based firm, Nanji

The hacking group QTFY, employed by a China-based company, targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, and other agencies

The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.

The US Justice Department said in a statement that the Chinese hacking operation used two platforms, dubbed ‘QScan’ and ‘QtRouter’.

The U.S. Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms it alleges had been used in the campaign, which also targeted the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The United States says it has disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for ‌break-ins at the U.S. Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate and other sensitive areas of government.

Hackers targeted networks "operated by hospitals, telecommunications providers, power companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors," a filing said.

Justice Department says it seized domains used by two hacking platforms, dubbed ‘QScan’ and ‘QTRouter,’ which it said had been used as part of the campaign

U.S. Says Chinese Hackers Broke Into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate And More  HuffPost

US says Chinese hackers broke into DOJ, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate  USA Today

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 - The United States said Wednesday that it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the U.S. Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, and other sensitive government agencies.

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