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Livemint • August 26, 2026

The United States has disrupted a Chinese state- hacking operation that targeted sensitive US government networks, including those of NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Justice and the US Senate, according to the Justice Department.

The Justice Department said it had seized domains linked to two hacking platforms, known as “QScan” and “QTRouter,” which were allegedly used in the cyber campaign.

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