WASHINGTON: The Chinese government is believed to have infiltrated computers belonging to a US banking regulator, which employees then tried to cover up, a Congressional report released Wednesday said.

The computer system at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which guarantees US banking deposits, was “hacked by a foreign government, likely the Chinese” the document said.

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