DoJ Corrects China Hacking Attribution, Clarifies U.S. Agencies Were Targets Not Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a correction to a previously released press statement regarding cyber attacks attributed to Chinese threat actors. The initial statement had characterized several agencies -- including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Reserve, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice itself -- as victims of the attacks. The corrected statement clarifies that these agencies were among those targeted, rather than being identified as victims of successful intrusions. The correction was published on August 31, 2026, by The Hacker News. No specific technical details about the attacks, exploitation methods, or the nature of the targeting were provided in the source material.