Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, others, DOJ says

Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, others, DOJ says

The group offered tools that allowed malicious actors to engage in computer intrusion activities while concealing the hackers' country of origin, the DOJ said.
August 26, 2026 by Kevin Killough

U.S. officials say a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group, "QTFY," breached key U.S. institutions, including the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the Senate. DOJ and FBI agents seized the group's hacking platforms, "QScan" and "QTRouter," which were operated by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company to facilitate intrusions while hiding their Chinese origins. Court documents indicate that QTFY's clients include China’s Ministry of State Security and the People’s Liberation Army, and Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that the group will face prosecution for targeting American critical infrastructure.
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The Department of Justice Wednesday said it had seized domains used by two Chinese hacking platforms to hack into the ​U.S. Justice Department, NASA, the ⁠Federal Reserve, the ​U.S. Senate, and other ​sensitive government agencies.
The two platformers were called "QScan" and "QTRouter," the DOJ said. 
The state-sponsored group known as "QTFY," which the DOJ said was employed by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, created and operated the platforms. The group offered tools that allowed malicious actors to engage in computer intrusion activities while concealing the hackers' country of origin, the DOJ said. 
Among the victims of QTFY computer intrusion activity are the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Senate, according to the DOJ. 
"State-sponsored malicious hackers preying on America’s critical infrastructure will be stopped and prosecuted. We are here to ensure security for the American people and will use every tool we have to keep that promise,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. 
According to court documents, QTFY offers computer hacking services to its paying customers, which include the People's Republic of China Ministry of State Security and the People’s Liberation Army.