A former Aviation Industry Corporation of China employee named Song Wu [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] has been indicted in the US for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, along with a member of the PLA named Jia Wei. This follows recent cybercrime developments in the UK.
Description
Song Wu, a 39-year-old engineer [8], attempted to hack various US government agencies, research universities [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [8], and private-sector aerospace companies between 2017 and 2021. He aimed to obtain unauthorized access to aerospace engineering and computational fluid dynamics software and source code. Song created fake email accounts to steal specialized software for military applications. Jia Wei was charged with infiltrating a US-based communications company to steal proprietary information [6].
Conclusion
These indictments highlight the ongoing threat of cybercrime and the importance of cybersecurity measures. It is crucial for organizations to strengthen their defenses against such attacks and for law enforcement agencies to hold cyber criminals accountable for their actions.
References
[1] https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/chinese-national-accused-by-us-of-nasa-and-military-spear-phishing-campaign
[2] https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/us-charges-chinese-national-over-spear-phishing-attacks-against-agencies
[3] https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/13/178
[4] https://fedscoop.com/chinese-national-charged-spearphishing-campaign-targeted-nasa-air-force/
[5] https://securityaffairs.com/168514/cyber-crime/chinese-man-spear-phishing-nasa-us-government.html
[6] https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/chinese-engineer-charged-in-us-for.html
[7] https://www.firstpost.com/world/chinese-national-indicted-for-trying-to-hack-nasa-air-force-to-steal-missile-tech-says-us-department-of-justice-13816402.html
[8] https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3278795/us-charges-employee-chinese-aerospace-giant-hacking-nasa-us-military
