Chinese hackers may have tried to harvest the personal data of U.S. federal employees with top-security clearances.
A New York Times report cited top U.S. officials who said a database connected to the Office of Personnel Management was targeted.
Confirmed by Homeland Security officials, it said the breach attempt happened back in March... though it is unclear whether any information was stolen... and whether the Chinese *government was involved.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called the Times article a part of an irresponsible anti-China smear campaign.
