US suspects China in breach of FBI surveillance network, WSJ reports

(Reuters) - U.S. investigators believe hackers ⁠affiliated ⁠with the Chinese government ⁠are responsible for a cyber intrusion on ​an internal Federal Bureau of Investigation computer network that holds information related ‌to some domestic surveillance ‌orders, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The scope ⁠and severity ⁠of the intrusion are not known, and the investigation ​is in its early stages, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The FBI declined to comment. The Chinese embassy in ​Washington did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.