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

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The United States said Wednesday ​that it had ‌disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the ‌U.S. ​Justice Department, ⁠NASA, the ⁠Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, and other sensitive government agencies.

In ​a statement, the Justice Department ⁠said that ⁠it had seized ​domains used by ​two hacking platforms, dubbed “QScan” ‌and “QTRouter,” which it said had been used as part ⁠the campaign.

The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not ⁠immediately ‌return a ⁠message seeking comment. ​Beijing ‌routinely denies responsibility ​for ⁠hacking activity.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya, Katharine Jackson; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Chizu ​Nomiyama)