2014 — Lockheed Martin: Federal prosecutors have charged the owner of a…
Data compromised
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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 Lockheed Martin and other U.S. companies, according to a federal complaint
unsealed in Los Angeles this week.Allegedly, the Chinese hackers stole information
about Lockheed’s F-22 and F-35 fighter jets. Large amount of data were stolen on a dozen U.S military projects.
Root cause
Hacking