Chinese hackers may have tried to harvest the personal data of U.S. federal employees with top-security clearances.
The New York Times report cited top U.S. officials who said a database connected to the Office of Personnel Management was targeted.
The report... confirmed by Homeland Security officials... said the breach attempt happened in March... though it is unclear whether any information was stolen... and whether the Chinese *government was involved.
The news broke as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was in Beijing for bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart to thaw tense relations over cyber security.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called the Times article a part of an irresponsible anti-China smear campaign.
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