The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) clarified on Friday that they were among those attacked in a news release that had earlier claimed that several of its agencies had been the targets of attacks by Chinese threat actors.
The DoJ reported last week that QTFY, a state-sponsored organization connected to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), was responsible for “computer intrusion activity” that affected the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Senate.
The aforementioned organizations are identified as “among the targets of QTFY” in the recently revised statement.” Over the weekend, Reuters reported the update.
The DoJ stated in a note that changes have been made to make sure this press release appropriately represents the government’s claims in the affidavit supporting the domain seizures read more about DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets Not Victims
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