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Subject:    [ISN] Hacking U.S. Secrets, China Pushes for Drones
From:       InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date:       2013-09-23 7:05:32
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/world/asia/hacking-us-secrets-china-pushes-for-drones.html

By EDWARD WONG
The New York Times
September 20, 2013

BEIJING -- For almost two years, hackers based in Shanghai went after one 
foreign defense contractor after another, at least 20 in all. Their 
target, according to an American cybersecurity company that monitored the 
attacks, was the technology behind the United States' clear lead in 
military drones.

"I believe this is the largest campaign we've seen that has been focused 
on drone technology," said Darien Kindlund, manager of threat intelligence 
at the company, FireEye, based in California. "It seems to align pretty 
well with the focus of the Chinese government to build up their own drone 
technology capabilities."

The hacking operation, conducted by a group called "Comment Crew," was one 
of the most recent signs of the ambitions of China's drone development 
program. The government and military are striving to put China at the 
forefront of drone manufacturing, for their own use and for export, and 
have made an all-out push to gather domestic and international technology 
to support the program.

Foreign Ministry officials have said China does not sanction hacking, and 
is itself a victim, but another American cybersecurity company has tracked 
members of Comment Crew to a building of the People's Liberation Army 
outside Shanghai.

[...]



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