US Accuses Chinese Hackers of Breaching Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, and Senate
· World · Reuters, CNBC, The Independent
The US has formally accused Chinese state-linked hackers of breaching the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, and several other federal agencies in a sweeping cyber-espionage campaign. The intrusions reportedly exploited vulnerabilities in network edge devices, allowing the hackers to access sensitive internal communications and government data. US cybersecurity agencies have issued advisories warning that the same hacking group is actively targeting other government and private-sector networks. Officials say the scale of the compromise makes it one of the most extensive Chinese cyber-espionage operations disclosed to date. The exact timeline of when each agency was first breached and the full scope of stolen data have not been publicly detailed.
Why it matters
The breaches expose sensitive US government, judicial, and financial systems to Beijing-linked actors, raising the risk of leaked classified material, disrupted federal operations, and pressure on Washington to retaliate — moves that can reshape US-China relations and cyber-defence policy worldwide.
Read the original report — Reuters
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