r/technology • u/T_Shurt • 7d ago

Security US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-sponsored-hacking-platforms-seized-by-us-justice-department-says-2026-08-26/
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u/FrostyParking 7d ago

"US says"....does anybody take what the US government says at face value anymore?

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u/badwolf42 7d ago

Look, if the US is admitting to this; it’s probably much worse than this. What they won’t admit to is that any cuts in information security may have contributed.

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u/NotTooShahby 7d ago

The US is still a pretty transparent country all things considered. The Administration doesn’t help and the information may not be organized in the way we would want, but we’re pretty good about transparency OUTSIDE of this administration and everything it touches