Cyber investigation: The FBI is investigating how hackers gained access to dozens of computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including the workstation for former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair (pic). — Reuters
WASHINGTON: The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China's military, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The security breach, in which hackers gained access to dozens of computers including the workstation for former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair, has also been the target of a probe by a congressional committee.
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