US says Chinese-linked hackers attacked NASA, Senate, and gov’t agencies
US authorities seized two domains allegedly used to target sensitive government networks since 2018. The United States said it has disrupted a China-affiliated hacking operation that targeted sensitive US government bodies, including the US Department of Justice, NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate.
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- Fact 1: US authorities seized two domains allegedly used to target sensitive government networks since 2018.
- Fact 2: The infrastructure had been used to compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the US and elsewhere since at least 2018, according to an affidavit.
- Fact 3: US authorities probe cyberattack on water systems in Minnesota Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating Hackers had unsuccessfully attempted to access NASA networks in August 2019.
- Fact 4: In September 2024, they successfully breached networks at three Department of Energy laboratories, NIH, HHS, and a US security-device manufacturer, according to court documents.
US authorities seized two domains allegedly used to target sensitive government networks since 2018. The United States said it has disrupted a China-affiliated hacking operation that targeted sensitive US government bodies, including the US Department of Justice, NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate.
The Justice Department’s announcement, released on Wednesday, said the operation took down two hacking platforms, QScan and QTRouter, that were used to break into internet-connected devices and hide the source of attacks. The infrastructure had been used to compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the US and elsewhere since at least 2018, according to an affidavit. How are companies, governments responding to the OpenAI hack?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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