DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims

DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims Ravie LakshmananAug 31, 2026Cyber Espionage / IoT Botnet The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday corrected a previously issued press statement that several of its agencies were victims of attacks carried out by Chinese threat actors, instead now pointing out that they were among those targeted. Last week, the DoJ said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Senate were some of the victims of "computer intrusion activity" orchestrated by QTFY, a state-sponsored group affiliated with the People's Republic of China (PRC). In the newly updated statement,…