{"id":2650128,"date":"2026-08-26T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-hackers-targeted-senate-federal-reserve-and-others-doj-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:49:41","slug":"chinese-hackers-targeted-senate-federal-reserve-and-others-doj-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-hackers-targeted-senate-federal-reserve-and-others-doj-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese hackers targeted Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, DOJ says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-hackers-targeted-senate-federal-reserve-and-others-doj-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Justice Department announced the shutdown of several Chinese-linked platforms involved in cyber hacking activities targeting U.S. government agencies and critical infrastructure. Chinese hackers,linked to the Beijing government,had infiltrated multiple federal agencies such as the Federal Reserve,NIH,NASA,and departments like Justice,Energy,and HHS,as 2018. They used tools like QScan and QTRouter, operated by a Chinese company associated with the Ministry of State Security and the military, to conduct cyber intrusions and conceal their activities. These operations aimed to steal sensitive data, and recent efforts by law enforcement have disrupted these malicious networks. Officials emphasized the importance of stopping state-sponsored cyberattacks and highlighted ongoing investigations and technical operations to protect national security. The issue of Chinese hacking was briefly addressed during discussions involving President Xi Jinping\u2019s upcoming U.S. visit,with officials stressing that such cyber activities must end.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\">Justice Department<\/a> on Wednesday said it shut down several platforms linked to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> that hacked the Senate and multiple government agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said a Chinese company linked to the Beijing government hacked into multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Justice, Energy, and Health and Human Services. The DOJ and FBI seized two domains, QScan and QTRouter, after investigators determined QTFY, or the Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company, was using those systems to hack into the Senate,\u00a0U.S. government agencies, and sensitive networks nationwide, according to officials.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4701856\/china-hack-nasa-senate-health-departments-fed-concealed-origin-intrusions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Chinese hackers targeted NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, Justice Department says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4700706\/trump-doj-wins-tough-sentences-dc-robbers-despite-council-youth-rehabilitation-law\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump DOJ wins tough sentences for DC robbers despite youth \u2018rehabilitation\u2019 law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4700909\/francisco-paulino-covid-19-fraud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massachusetts state legislator indicted on COVID-19 federal fraud charges<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFederal law enforcement investigated and disabled the PRC\u2019s malicious software, the latest in a series of technical operations to dismantle indiscriminate hacking activities sponsored by the People\u2019s Republic of China,\u201d Attorney General Todd Blanche said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cState-sponsored malicious hackers preying on America\u2019s critical infrastructure will be stopped and prosecuted,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are here to ensure security for the American people and will use every tool we have to keep that promise.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cyberattacks have been taking place since 2018, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1459096\/dl?inline\">according to<\/a> a court affidavit unsealed in the Southern District of California. Hackers also targeted networks operated by hospitals, telecommunications providers, power companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors, according to the filing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear how successful the hacking attempts were. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Senate systems were breached this year, an attempted hack of NASA servers took place in August 2019, and an attack on an unidentified Ohio-based medical center occurred in mid-2020, the affidavit said. In 2024, the hackers targeted three Energy Department National laboratories, the National Institutes of Health, and a U.S. security device manufacturer, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a Fox News interview Wednesday, Blanche was asked about whether the cyberattacks would be discussed during Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"233\">Xi Jinping\u2019s<\/a> visit to the U.S. next month, when he will meet with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blanche sidestepped the question, saying he would not \u201ctell President Trump what he needs to talk to the leadership about in China,\u201d but said Chinese hacking \u201chas to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is something that we\u2019ve talked about with our counterparts in China for many, many years,\u201d the attorney general said. \u201cAnd we know that it\u2019s happening. And they know we know that it\u2019s happening. And it has to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ said China\u2019s Ministry of State Security and its military are among QTFY\u2019s customers.\u00a0QScan searches and automatically infects thousands of devices worldwide, which are then added to the QTRouter network of QTFY-controlled devices, officials said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4539086\/inside-look-kennedy-center-two-year-renovation\/\">AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE KENNEDY CENTER BEFORE TWO-YEAR RENOVATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QTRouter works in tandem with QScan, serving as an \u201cobfuscation network\u201d that allows QTFY and other malicious cyber actors to conceal the Chinese origin of their computer intrusion activities \u201cbecause the malicious communications appear to originate from computers (such as those compromised by QScan) that are outside of the PRC and may even be local to the targeted networks,\u201d according to the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough complex investigations, aggressive technical operations, and strong partnerships, FBI San Diego will continue to identify, disrupt, and impose costs on our cyber adversaries,\u201d Special Agent in Charge Mark Remily of the FBI San Diego Field Office said. \u201cWe are committed to dismantling the tools behind these state-sponsored crimes and protecting the American people from malicious cyber activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Dept. shuts Chinese hacking platforms targeting US agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2650129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26117720629170_1e99d8.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47672,19536,32663,3740],"class_list":["post-2650128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chinese-hackers","tag-cybersecurity","tag-federal-reserve","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26117720629170_1e99d8.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650132,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650128\/revisions\/2650132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}