China hacks NUWC contractor for submarine secrets

PBN Staff

06/08/2018

THE WASHINGTON POST has reported that the Chinese government has has hacked a contractor for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, compromising massive amounts of sensitive data on undersea warfare systems and weapons. / COURTESY NUWC — THE WASHINGTON POST has reported that the Chinese government has hacked a contractor for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, compromising massive amounts of sensitive data on undersea warfare systems and weapons. / COURTESY NUWC

NEWPORT – A contractor for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center has been hacked by the Chinese government, compromising at least 614 gigabytes of materials related to undersea warfare, including plans for a not-yet-implemented supersonic anti-ship missile, the Washington Post reported Friday.

The breaches occurred in January and February and were carried out by the Chinese Ministry of State Security, according to investigators.

The contractor was not identified.