> US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate since at least 2018

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

In a statement, opens new tab, the Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking ​platforms, dubbed QScan and QTRouter, which it said had been used as part of the campaign. An affidavit, opens new tab ​identified the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes ⁠of Health, and four unnamed companies in the U.S. and South Korea as being among the hackers' victims.

The affidavit said the hackers used tools they developed to ​compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the U.S. and worldwide since at least 2018.

The level of access they gained ranged, ‌according ⁠to the affidavit. The hackers unsuccessfully attempted to gain access to NASA networks in August 2019 by targeting a virtual private network vulnerability. In September 2024, the hackers carried out intrusions at three unnamed Energy Department laboratories, the NIH, an unnamed HHS agency, and a U.S. security device manufacturer, according to the affidavit.

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