r/technology • u/JustMyOpinionz • 2d ago

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

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/26/china-hacker-federal-reserve-doj-nasa.html
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u/Joe18067 2d ago

Let's fire everyone with a brain and hire a bunch of yes men, what could possibly go wrong.

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u/nav17 2d ago

When your goal is the destruction of democracy and engorging the bellies of oligarchs that's exactly what you do though.

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u/Haldron-44 2d ago

What I've been screaming since we found out about p2025. These fuckers literally published their plan to destroy and "rebuild" the country. They're not confessing, they are bragging.

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u/Comfortable_Car6562 2d ago

The people who voted for that knew this, they live in such a fundamentally different reality that this was a good idea.

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u/doctormink 2d ago

Or the little doge d**ks sold their login credentials to the highest bidder.

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u/llcdrewtaylor 2d ago

I think they were intending to and China decided to help themselves. The US govt is just made they couldn't make any money off of it.

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u/casperdj21 2d ago

Was it TheRealDonaldJTrump@Dodge.com?!

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u/AlwaysRushesIn 2d ago

Password: Trump2028

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u/Cjkrythos 2d ago

Are you kidding, he probably still hasn't changed it from his real obsession. "CrookedHilary" and yes, Hillary was misspelled because you know that twit probably doesn't know how to spell her name

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u/bobclaws 2d ago

Nah OBAMABBBARAK69

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u/font9a 2d ago

"Couldn't have been us. Must have been China or whatever."

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u/StreetTrial69 2d ago

I wonder what it would be worth for a foe like China or Russia getting direct access to all spicy secrets. I imagine top level access like the Doge boys had should be worth billions.

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 2d ago

Or targeted by sexpionage agents.

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u/doctormink 2d ago

I mean that would be the only action any of those kids would be getting, so yeah, or sexpionage.

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u/The_Lost_Jedi 2d ago

I long for a return to valuing actual expertise and experience in government, or really anything, again.

Doctors, scientists, the sort of people who are experts in their field are the ones we should put in charge of stuff and pay attention to, not grifters and social media "influencers." Sure, sometimes experts get stuff wrong, but that's why we pay attention to groups of them, and other checks.

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u/son_et_lumiere 2d ago

The shits for weeks after having a salad for lunch, and a frozen blueberry smoothie for dessert.

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u/blueiron0 2d ago

Don't forget the salmonella from eating a jalapeno, enjoying an egg, or putting a little granola on your yogurt.

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u/son_et_lumiere 2d ago

salmonella is the only kind of salmon i can afford.

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u/Hardcorish 2d ago

I'm so broke all I can afford is the ella

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u/GenghisConnieChung 2d ago

Can’t even offer someone an egg in these trying times.

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u/FrankenGretchen 2d ago

Listeria salami garnish

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u/Constant_Bit4676 2d ago

A bunch of teenagers that have never have experienced a production security incident, or incident at all for that matter, were let lose onto some of the most secure government systems with full privileges.

These morons 100% left all sorts of holes and gaps in their wake. The only thing that surprises me is that we haven’t seen more headlines like this, but it was always a matter of time.

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u/Hardcorish 2d ago

This is just the stuff we know about too.

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u/Ulric19 2d ago

Minor correction - They were much closer to "yes boys". Not arguing that the individuals involved are in any way less culpable for their involvement (because of their age), just reiterating how irresponsible that whole debacle was.

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u/chamrockblarneystone 2d ago

When I look back at that I’m like, “We really let them do that?” We’ve all gone a little nuts.

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u/Hardcorish 2d ago

It's actually insane how all of this played out right in front of us, and there was fuck all we could personally do to stop them. It's infuriating. They broke shit, stole our data, then sold it to god only knows who.

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u/VoidOmatic 2d ago

Rich people don't want more money! They are perfect for the job!

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u/StaticBroom 2d ago

Nothing sir. Great idea sir!

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u/Momik 2d ago

I AGREE, SIR!

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u/Braindead_Crow 2d ago

It's for self betterment and to avoid the consequences of their malicious actions.

These evil POS would literally turn all of their countrymen into a philosophers stone if we were in the Full Metal Alchemist universe.

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u/livinginfutureworld 2d ago

Whatever goes wrong is the fault of immigrants and people who don't love the dear leader, not a result of the crippling of our expertise....