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U.S. Accuses China Of Stealing From Aviation, Satellite And Multiple Other Industries

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 20th, 2018

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U.S. Accuses China Of Stealing From Aviation, Satellite And Multiple Other Industries

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Photo: Dept. of Justice

Chinese hackers in association with China’s intelligence services have been hacking into data networks and stealing data and sensitive information from dozens of companies and U.S. government agencies dating back to 2006 and continuing into 2018 in violation of a 2015 accord between the U.S. and China in which the countries agreed not to support the cyber theft of intellectual property, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.The cyber thefts include data and intellectual property from U.S. companies involved in…

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