"Government spending on cybersecurity should not come at the expense of other vital public services."

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The Justice Department on Wednesday said it shut down several platforms linked to China that hacked the Senate and multiple government agencies. Officials said a Chinese company linked to the Beijing government hacked into multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Justice, […]

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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate

TechCrunch · Aug 26, 2026

US says Chinese-linked hackers attacked NASA, Senate, and gov’t agencies

Al Jazeera English · Aug 26, 2026

Chinese hackers targeted NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, Justice Department says

Washington Examiner · Aug 26, 2026

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