US seizes platforms tied to Chinese hacks of government agencies

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States has disrupted a Chinese hacking operation that authorities said was behind cyberattacks targeting some of the country's most sensitive government agencies, including the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Senate.

The Justice Department said on August 26 it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms, known as "QScan" and "QTRouter," that were alleg