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Subject: [ISN] Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2013-05-28 6:40:19
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By Ellen Nakashima
The Washington Post
May 27, 2013
Designs for many of the nation's most sensitive advanced weapons systems
have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared
for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense
industry.
Among more than two dozen major weapons systems whose designs were
breached were programs critical to U.S. missile defenses and combat
aircraft and ships, according to a previously undisclosed section of a
confidential report prepared for Pentagon leaders by the Defense Science
Board.
Experts warn that the electronic intrusions gave China access to
advanced technology that could accelerate the development of its weapons
systems and weaken the U.S. military advantage in a future conflict.
The Defense Science Board, a senior advisory group made up of government
and civilian experts, did not accuse the Chinese of stealing the
designs. But senior military and industry officials with knowledge of
the breaches said the vast majority were part of a widening Chinese
campaign of espionage against U.S. defense contractors and government
agencies.
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