Chinese Spies With Poor Grammar Tried Hacking NSA Historian

Hackers traced back to the Chinese regime are trying to breach the computers of NSA historian Matthew Aid.

A Chinese para-military officer patrols Tiananmen Square in Beijing on November 12, 2013. Chinese cyberspies recently tried breaching the computer of NSA historian Michael Aid. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Over the last four months, hackers traced back to the Chinese regime have been trying to breach the computers of NSA historian Matthew Aid. He recently detected two attempted breaches, one on April 2 and another on April 11, which he documented Monday on his blog.

Exactly what the Chinese cyberspies were after is still unknown, but it’s fair to assume it has something to do with Aid’s work. Aside from researching intelligence activities of several major nations, he also regularly speaks with former intelligence agents.

Aid is a leading intelligence historian and expert on the NSA, and often speaks with the press on intelligence issues. He is also author of “Intel Wars: The Secret History of the Fight Against Terror” and “The Secret Sentry, the definitive history of the National Security Agency.”

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