Navy says Chinese cyber hackers ‘stole large amount of data’ including undersea warfare plans and designs for a ‘supersonic anti-ship missile’

Saturday, June 9, 2018
By Paul Martin

The Navy says that the cyber attacks took place in January and February
The hackers targeted a contractor who works for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a military entity based in Newport, Rhode Island
The hacked material comprised 614 gigabytes relating to a project known as Sea Dragon, as well as signals and sensor data
The breach is part of Beijing’s long-time effort to steal technological secrets from the United States

DANIEL ROTH
DAILYMAIL.COM
8 June 2018

Chinese government hackers compromised the computers of a U.S. Navy contractor and stole a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

The hackers, according to the Post, also stole plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines with the breaches taking place in January and February.

The officials spoke to the publication on condition of anonymity because the investigation into the breach is ongoing and is being led by the Navy and assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

‘Per federal regulations, there are measures in place that require companies to notify the government when a “cyber incident” has occurred that has actual or potential adverse effects on their networks that contain controlled unclassified information,’ the U.S. Navy said in response to a query from Reuters.

‘It would be inappropriate to discuss further details at this time,’ they added.

The hackers targeted a contractor who works for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a military entity based in Newport, Rhode Island, the unnamed officials said without identifying the contractor, according to the Post.

The hacked material comprised 614 gigabytes relating to a project known as Sea Dragon, as well as signals and sensor data, submarine radio room information relating to cryptographic systems and the Navy submarine development unit´s electronic warfare library, the Post reported, citing the officials.

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