US backpedals on China hack claims

The Justice Department has issued a freshly edited statement clarifying that the US Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and other agencies were 'among the targets' of hacking attempts, rather than having been successfully breached by China.

This backpedaling follows earlier assertions that Chinese hackers had compromised government agencies.

The revised language suggests a significant downgrade in the severity of the reported intrusion.

Officials now say the agencies were targeted, not necessarily penetrated, shifting the narrative around the alleged cyberattack.