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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
The Justice Department said that the domain seizures made the botnet and its command and control servers "inoperable," as the domains were hardcoded into the botnet's code and were critical for the botnet's communication and essential operations.
By Mr Usman1 min readUpdated Aug 27, 2026
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate · Photo: Unsplash
The Justice Department said that the domain seizures made the botnet and its command and control servers "inoperable," as the domains were hardcoded into the botnet's code and were critical for the botnet's communication and essential operations.
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