US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted

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What to know

  • In a freshly edited statement, the Justice Department said Friday that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were "among the targets of QTFY," a Chinese spy platform.S1
  • ALBAWABA – U.S. officials have pulled back earlier assertions that Chinese cyber spies had successfully hacked into a number of important federal offices, saying the agencies were targeted but not necessarily compromised...S2
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US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted

In a freshly edited statement, the Justice Department said Friday that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were "among the targets of QTFY," a Chinese spy platform…

2mos Albawaba

US admits Key agencies were "Targeted," not necessarily hacked by China

ALBAWABA – U.S. officials have pulled back earlier assertions that Chinese cyber spies had successfully hacked into a number of important federal offices, saying the agencies were…

US officials backpedal on claims that China hacked government agencies, now say they were targeted

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What to know

  • In a freshly edited statement, the Justice Department said Friday that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were "among the targets of QTFY," a Chinese spy platform.S1
  • ALBAWABA – U.S. officials have pulled back earlier assertions that Chinese cyber spies had successfully hacked into a number of important federal offices, saying the agencies were targeted but not necessarily compromised...S2
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