US investigates e-mail hacking

The FBI is investigating the hacking of e-mails sent and received by members of a Congressionally appointed group that issues reports on the economic and military relationship between the US and China, Financial Times reports.

Two people familiar with the probe told the Financial Times on Tuesday that the law enforcement agency was looking into the interception of sensitive e-mails from members and staffers of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The FBI declined to comment.

According to India Today, the move comes after hackers posted letters and documents allegedly stolen from Indian servers in November last year.

It was reported earlier that servers of the Indian embassy, in Paris, and other places were compromised by the hackers.

The e-mail breach, if confirmed, would be the latest in a series of cyber intrusions that have struck US institutions ranging from the Pentagon and defence contractors to Google, Reuters writes.

Many of the previous hacks have been blamed on China.