Carmen Estela

Clarification of Claims and Target Scope The U.S. Department of Justice formally corrected its statements on the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group QTFY on August 31, 2026. The update modified previous public statements that described prominent organizations, such as the U.S. Senate, NASA, the Federal Reserve, and the Department of Energy, as verified victims of malevolent breaches.

White House released Executive Order 14420, which targets security risks within the nation’s bulk-power system. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the administration declared a national emergency to address vulnerabilities in foreign-supplied electrical infrastructure.

INTERPOL has been spearheading a continuing, multi-year international law enforcement effort known as Operation Jackal to destroy West African organized crime syndicates, including the worldwide network known as Black Ax. Instead of concentrating on low-level street criminals, the worldwide effort tracks illegal financial flows and disrupts the operational infrastructure that allows business email hacking, romance scams, investment fraud, and complex money laundering operations spanning many...