Over two dozen defense system
designs were compromised and may have been stolen in order to jump-start the
development of Chinese military technology.
A confidential U.S. Defense Science
Boardfor Pentagon recently alleged that Chinese hackers have accomplished
an expose and potentially steal data relating to U.S’s advanced military
weapons and systems as ABC television reported that hackers originating from
China have stolen floor plans relating to a new headquarters for the Australian
Security Intelligence Organization in Australia too.
The accessed designs by hackers included an advanced
Patriot missile system, known as PAC-3, as well as those for the F/A-18 fighter
jet, the V-22 Osprey, and the Black Hawk helicopter, the Post reported though
documents did not indicate when or where the intrusions occurred, whether they
were via government or contractor computer networks.
Apparently China is training military forces on digital combat and
an informational war since it has been often linked to alleged cyber-attacks by
the US.
The People's Liberation Army is
planning to launch digital war tournaments next
month focused on developing new combat forces that specialize in cyber-warfare
according to state-sponsored news agency Xinhua.
This will be the first time the army has focused on combat forces
including special operations forces, army aviation, electronic counter forces
and digitalized units. As Trainings will be carried out late next month at the
Zhurihe training base in northern China. And eight military academies and
forces from the Beijing Military Area Command will participate in the
exercises.
Pentagon cautioned China to cease a cyber-spying campaign against
the U.S which apparently involves Chinese hackers in stealing intellectual
property of the country and the demand came after the security firm Mendicants
unconfined a report that claimed an overwhelming percentage of cyber-attacks on
U.S. corporations, government agencies, and organizations originate from China
in March.
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