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

On 26 August 2026, the US said Chinese hackers broke into the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate and other targets, including hospitals. The US also seized the domains of a Chinese botnet used to target NASA, the Justice Department and the Senate, according to TechCrunch.

Al Jazeera described the hackers as 'Chinese-linked'.