China said it’s uncovered “irrefutable evidence” of US government cyber attacks on the country’s main agency responsible for timekeeping.

The US National Security Agency has exploited vulnerabilities in some National Time Service Center employees’ mobile phones to attack the devices and acquire sensitive information since March 25, 2022, according to a statement on the official Wechat account of the Ministry of State Security on Sunday.

The US spy agency, the country’s largest to specialize in signals intelligence, has repeatedly used stolen login credentials since April 18, 2023, to hack into the computers at the center, the ministry said.

The NSA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside of its working hours.

The accusations follow repeated allegations made by

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