Chinese Hackers Are Intensifying Their Efforts To Steal US Navy Secrets

Business Insider: Chinese hackers are reportedly stealing loads of US Navy secrets, and the Navy is scrambling to stop it

* Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer warned in an internal memo in October that "attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both severity and sophistication," The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
* The secretary has launched a review of the service branch's cybersecurity weaknesses, as Chinese hackers target contractors and subcontractors to steal military secrets.
* China allegedly targets US military service branches, commercial entities, and even critical national security infrastructure, and these attacks appear to be on the rise.

US Navy defense contractors and subcontractors have reportedly suffered "more than a handful" of disconcerting security breaches at the hands of Chinese hackers over the past year and a half.

"Attacks on our networks are not new, but attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both severity and sophistication," Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer said in an internal memo in October, The Wall Street Journal, which reviewed the memo, reported Friday.

"We must act decisively to fully understand both the nature of these attacks and how to prevent further loss of vital military information," he added.

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WNU Editor: The Chinese have been denying these allegations for years .... U.S. must stop using "cyber theft" issue to smear China: FM spokesperson (Xinhuanet).

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