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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used tohack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate

The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.

Zack Whittaker26 Aug 2026, 05:01 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readTechGlobal

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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate

The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.

This report is published with credit to TechCrunch. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on TechCrunch →

Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker. Published 26 Aug 2026, 05:01 pm.

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