2014 — Boeing: Federal prosecutors have charged the owner of a…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Federal prosecutors have charged the owner of a Chinese aviation firm with trying to steal data
about U.S. military aircraft by hacking into the computer networks of
Boeing and other U.S. companies, according to a federal complaint
unsealed in Los Angeles this week.
According to authorities, the individuals allegedly stole information on Boeing’s C-17 transport
plane. Evidence shows that the Chinese hackers obtained large amounts of data on dozens of military projects.
Root cause
Hacking