Attack of the Dragon: Chinese hackers carried out the secret data of the US military, may be a big loss
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Washington (IANS) China's hackers are stealing US Army data. According to the information, hackers of Chinese government have stolen many highly sensitive information related to the war under sea, including a confidential plan to develop a new type of anti-ship missile from the US Navy contractor. On Friday, US officials said that with the help of FBI, the Navy is looking into the matter. It is being told that this incident is January-February.
About 614 gigabytes of information theft
According to the news published in The Washington Post, hackers took on the contractor, who worked for the Naval Under-Sea Warfare Center. According to the information, about 614 gigabytes of information was stolen in January and February, which includes a secret plan to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile used for US submarines by 2020. It was reported in the report that Chinese hackers hacked a contractor's computer and obtained all this information. However, the newspaper has not disclosed the name of the contractor.
America's Secret Data 'Dragon's War'
The confidential information stolen by Chinese hackers also contains data related to the secret project named 'Sea Dragon'. Also included in Signals and Sensor data and Navy's submarine development unit electronic war related library. According to the report, the Pentagon's Inspector General's office has said that Defense Minister Jim Matisse has ordered the review of the contractor of cyber security issues.
Investigation with the help of the FBI
The data stolen is extremely sensitive. In this case, the Navy is investigating it with the help of FBI. Let the Chinese hackers act even before this. Pentagon told that they had previously stolen important information on the new F-35 Stealth Combat Aircraft, the Patroit PAC-3 missile system and other highly sensitive projects. These movements are part of China's long-standing efforts to stop American steps in military technology and to become key power in East Asia.
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