Chinese hackers target NASA and key US agencies, DOJ alleges

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FBI WRAPS UP CYBERCRIME OPERATION TARGETING GLOBAL NETWORKS PREYING ON AMERICANS China-linked hackers used shared network infrastructure to disguise malicious traffic and make attacks harder to trace (Donato Fasano/ ) According to the Justice Department, a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY created and operated QScan and QTRouter.

"NASA is committed to the cybersecurity and the protection of our systems," NASA spokesperson Jennifer Dooren said.

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FBI WRAPS UP CYBERCRIME OPERATION TARGETING GLOBAL NETWORKS PREYING ON AMERICANS China-linked hackers used shared network infrastructure to disguise malicious traffic and make attacks harder to trace (Donato Fasano/…
"NASA is committed to the cybersecurity and the protection of our systems," NASA spokesperson Jennifer Dooren said.

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