China national charged in hacking plot to steal US military data

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

US authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of Boeing and other firms with large defence contracts.

Su Bin, who was arrested in Canada last month, is accused of working with two other suspects to steal data about military projects and sell it to China.

Prosecutors said Mr Su was targeting information about fighter jets, military cargo aircraft and weapons.
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The US Department of Justice recently indicted five Chinese military officers for hacking into US businesses - charges dismissed by China as a fabrication.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-28276511

[AdHocSolver]

1. The Chinese don't have to steal U.S. technology.

Every factory built in China to manufacture components for U.S. corporations involved the transfer of technology by those U.S. corporations to China.

The U.S. corporations gave or sold the technology to the Chinese companies. How else could the Chinese make components compatible with U.S. equipment?