The US Department of Justice has indicted 10 Chinese intelligence officers and those working at their direction for stealing sensitive information from United States aviation companies, according to a federal court filing.
The DOJ says over a dozen US and European aviation companies were hacked over a period of five years in an effort to obtain intellectual property and other confidential information.
According to the government agency, the intelligence officials and hackers sought information about a turbofan engine used in commercial aircraft that was being developed by a French manufacturer and a US firm. The engine was similar to one being developed by a Chinese state-owned aviation company, the DOJ says.
“For the third time since only September, the National Security Division, with its US Attorney partners, has brought charges against Chinese intelligence officers from the JSSD and those working at their direction and control for stealing American intellectual property,” John C. Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, said in a DOJ press release. “This is just the beginning. Together with our federal partners, we will redouble our efforts to safeguard America’s ingenuity and investment.”
The intelligence officials and hackers opened email addresses under false identities and used multiple servers in different countries to evade detection, the DOJ says, and employed a number of techniques to gain access to confidential information. Those techniques included sending emails containing malware, installing malware on the web pages of targeted companies, and recruiting employees of targeted companies.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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