The Justice Department rewrote its own hacking announcement two days later
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DOJ quietly revising a press release to clarify that Chinese hackers targeted, but didn’t necessarily compromise, major US agencies highlights how fluid early cyber intel can be. For security leaders, it’s a reminder to base incident posture on your own telemetry and threat modeling—not just initial government statements.
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