Cybersecurity
Chinese National Indicted in Boeing Defense-Secrets Case
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A Chinese national already charged with hacking into Boeing Co.’s computer system to steal information on military jets was indicted on additional trade-secret theft and illegal-export counts as part of a U.S. investigation into industrial espionage by China.
Su Bin, 49, owner of a Chinese aviation technology company with an office in Canada, conspired with two unidentified individuals in China staring in 2008 and continuing until as recently as May to hack into computers, download defense-related trade secrets and export data on military jets, according to yesterday’s indictment in Santa Ana, California.