US Charges Employee of China’s State-Owned Aerospace Conglomerate With Phishing Scheme

The defendant allegedly targeted NASA, the U.S. military, the FAA, several U.S. universities, and private-sector aerospace companies.
US Charges Employee of China’s State-Owned Aerospace Conglomerate With Phishing Scheme
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on July 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A Chinese national working for one of China’s state-owned aerospace and defense companies has been indicted on charges related to an alleged hacking scheme targeting the U.S. military and other sectors, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Song Wu, 39, an employee of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), allegedly tried to fraudulently obtain computer software and source code from NASA, the Air Force, the Navy, the Army, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a spear-phishing email scheme from 2017 to 2021, according to an indictment unsealed by a federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 16.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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