Justice Department Clarifies Chinese Hackers Targeted, Not Successfully Attacked, Federal Agencies

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Published: 2026-08-29
Category: us
Source: Al Jazeera

The U.S. Department of Justice has corrected earlier statements, clarifying that while several federal government agencies, including the Senate and Federal Reserve, were targets of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, they were not all successfully attacked. The newly edited statement was issued on Friday.

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