China’s been hacking Navy contractors for 18 months, new report reveals
Chinese hackers have infiltrated U.S. Navy contractor networks and gained access to sensitive data, prompting the Navy secretary to order a cybersecurity review, according to a new report.
Over the past 18 months, Chinese hackers have carried out numerous cybersecurity breaches to gain access to Navy data and plans, in what is considered “some of the most debilitating cyber campaigns linked to Beijing,” according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday.
One U.S. government official told the WSJ that the Navy is a prime target for data breaches due to high-tech military data, and the branch has been affected by “troubling breaches over the past year.”
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has ordered a top-to-bottom review of cyber vulnerabilities in his service branch as Chinese hackers have breached Navy contractors and subcontractors over the past 18 months and stolen highly sensitive information https://t.co/s7iGjrqvHI
— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) December 14, 2018
Previously stolen data includes that of the highest tech, classified military data from small and large Navy contractors alike, the report said.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/12/chinas-been-hacking-navy-contractors-for-18-months-new-report-reveals/