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US Charges Employee of Chinese Aerospace Giant With Hacking
- AVIC engineer targeted NASA, FAA, armed forces: US attorney
- State-owned AVIC already subject sanctions for military ties
AVIC, a conglomerate that makes drones, stealth jets, fighter helicopters for the People’s Liberation Army, has been the subject of sanctions from the US government for its ties to the Chinese military.
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An employee of one of China’s most powerful state-owned defense contractors tried to hack NASA, the US military and other targets, according to an indictment announced today by the US attorney in Atlanta.
Song Wu, a Chinese national, attempted to obtain computer software and source code from the space agency, the Air Force, Army and Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a statement from the office of Ryan Buchanan, US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.