China hackers steal data from US Navy contractor - reports

[pauldun170]

614 gigabytes
I want that dataplan

The FBI is investigating after the Chinese government hacked a US Navy contractor and stole highly sensitive security data, US media say.

Data stolen in the breach include plans for a supersonic missile project, US officials told the Washington Post.

The attacks, in January and February this year, were confirmed by CBS News.

Hackers targeted a contractor linked to a US military organisation that conducts research and development for submarines and underwater weaponry.

In a separate development, a former US intelligence officer was convicted on charges of giving top-secret documents to a Chinese agent.

Kevin Mallory, 61, was found guilty under the federal Espionage Act on Friday. He is due to be charged on 21 September and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison, the US justice department said in a statement.

In the case of the US Navy contractor, US officials told the Washington Post that the firm had been working for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a military organisation based in Newport, Rhode Island.

They added that among the material accessed were data relating to a project known as Sea Dragon, as well as information held within the navy submarine development unit's electronic warfare library.

Plans included an anti-ship missile system to be installed on US submarines by 2020.

While the data was stored on an unclassified network belonging to the contractor, it is considered highly sensitive due to the nature of the technology under development and the links to military projects.

A commander of the US Navy, Bill Speaks, said that measures were in place requiring companies to notify the government when a "cyber incident" had occurred on networks that contained "controlled unclassified information".

"It would be inappropriate to discuss further details at this time," he added.

The investigation is being led by the Navy with the assistance of the FBI, officials said.

On Friday, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis ordered a review into possible cybersecurity issues relating to the contractor, CBS News reports, citing the Pentagon inspector general's office.

The news comes days before a summit in Singapore at which US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who counts Beijing among his allies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44421785

The breaches occurred in January and February, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The hackers targeted a contractor who works for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a military organization headquartered in Newport, R.I., that conducts research and development for submarines and underwater weaponry.

The officials did not identify the contractor.

Taken were 614 gigabytes of material relating to a closely held 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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0dafdaff1d2d

 

[KMFJD]

Is 9/11 still in charge of cyber security? or is he concentrating on the presidents legal matters solely?

 

[IJTSSG]

This happens all too often. Until the DoD starts enforcing NIST 800-171 with the same rigor they enforce the NISPOM, this will continue to happen.

 

[tweaker2]

Let's hope what the Chinese stole was what our security agencies wanted them to have and not what the Chinese really were looking for.

Besides, all the Chinese have to do is what the Russians and others did: Whisper sweet nothings in Trump's ears, ply him with accolades, make him stand in front of a parade or two in his honor and pitch a promise to him that there will be a pot of gold waiting for him as soon as he can smuggle it into his hidden coffers overseas and then get him talking about things they want to know about.

Trump is a known sucker for shit like that.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

So are we still calling China “Gyna” like Trump used to say?

 

[IJTSSG]

The TDS suffering fucktards are up early this morning.

 

[kage69]

Yeah not good. Kind of amazing this is still happening, heads need to roll IMO. Rough time for American IP. Let's hope Russia is full of shit regarding the recovery of a JASSM too, from that last Syrian strike.

 

[Paratus]

This happens all too often. Until the DoD starts enforcing NIST 800-171 with the same rigor they enforce the NISPOM, this will continue to happen.

Why should we care about this?

 

[umbrella39]

Thanks Obama! Oh wait...

NVM

 

[tweaker2]

Thanks Obama! Oh wait...

NVM

Actually you are spot on as far as Trump is concerned, because everything is Obama's fault unless Trump can take credit for it. Oh and Hillary, well Trump is simply pissed that Hillary got clean away while he's getting flogged and raped by Mueller "for nothing".

edit - Trump wants to be seen as "cleaning up the mess" that Obama and Hillary left behind while his actual intent is (as we all know) to wipe Obama clean off the history books because he knows that Obama was a hard act to follow and his record will look like the fake president that he is in comparison.