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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Aiza Moraña

China-Linked Hackers Spent Years Inside NASA, the Fed and the Senate Before the FBI Shut Them Down

US federal authorities have seized domains used by China-linked hackers who breached NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the Senate using a global botnet (Credit: By FBI - This file was derived from: Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg by Clindberg, Public Domain)

Federal officials in the United States say they have dismantled a long‑running cyber‑espionage operation in which China‑linked hackers allegedly penetrated or targeted some of Washington's most sensitive institutions, including NASA, the Federal Reserve and the Senate.

According to court filings unsealed on 26 August in California, the inter‑agency operation seized key internet domains that Chinese operatives allegedly relied on to run surveillance campaigns against critical American institutions.

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