China hacked sensitive US Navy plans

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China hacked sensitive US Navy plans

About 614GB of data stolen.

Chinese government hackers compromised the computers of a US Navy contractor and stole a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare, including plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on US submarines, the Washington Post reported. The breaches took place in January and ...

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