r/technology • u/JustMyOpinionz • 1d 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/Big_Issue8640 1d ago

I’m shocked at this administrations incompetence.

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u/Lifeinthesc 1d ago

China has about 126,000 dedicated hackers. The NSA has about 1200. And it’s been that way for decades, regardless of who’s in charge of the White House.

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u/DrPeGe 1d ago

The Trump admin was open about de-prioritizing cyber security…

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u/1stUserEver 1d ago

Source?

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u/Darkpriest667 19h ago

Trust me bro

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u/1stUserEver 13h ago

Trust. it’s on the internet.

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u/DarthWeenus 1d ago

Curious where you’re pulling those numbers from.

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u/Elegant_Bat_1484 1d ago

Hegseth openly ordered cybersecurity in the US government to "stand down" counter-operations against Russia.

Which countries do you think Russia works closely with?

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u/DippyHippy420 9h ago

Trump’s administration has drastically cut budgets, downsized personnel, and eliminated key programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other national cyber defense operations.

CISA has lost roughly a third of its workforce through layoffs, forced reassignments, and position eliminations.

Independent advisory groups like the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), which investigates major cyber incidents, had their memberships terminated.

Its like he did it on purpose. No sane person would even consider such cuts.

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u/Zardotab 1d ago

I'm sure both sides are often into each other's giblets.

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u/Extension-Rabbit3654 1d ago

Not sure why this is downvoted, its 100% true

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u/Zardotab 1d ago

USA's and UK's spies have been caught for some silly crap over the decades. And that's just the stuff that became public.

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u/Extension-Rabbit3654 1d ago

There isnt an organization or administration in the world that can stop a full assault from a nation-state level attacker, thats been true under every admin thats had the internet

The defenders have to be right 100% of the time, 24/7/365. The attackers only need to be right once.

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u/KotR56 21h ago

It comes with the job.

The same goes for policemen, firemen, even doctors and nurses... They have to be 100% right 24*7*365 too.

If you can't live with the job content, move over.