US revises Chinese hacking claims as FBI disrupts China-linked botnet
US officials revised earlier claims, saying federal agencies were targets rather than confirmed breaches. The FBI also reported disrupting a China-linked botnet used against NASA and US agencies.
By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar .
Why it matters
The revision reduces certainty about successful agency compromises, but the botnet disruption confirms an ongoing state-linked cyber threat to sensitive US institutions.
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