U.S. Weapons System Designs Compromised By Chinese Cyberspies (Updated)

The building housing “Unit 61398” of the People’s Liberation Army on the outskirts of Shanghai. Cyberattacks have been traced to the Chinese military unit in the building, according to Mandiant, a U.S. security firm.

Report: China Hacked Costly U.S. Missile Defense, Weapon Designs -- US News and World Report

Missile systems and jet blueprints were among the reportedly hacked designs.

The confidential version of a Defense Science Board report compiled earlier this year reportedly says Chinese hackers accessed designs for more than two dozen of the U.S. military's most important and expensive weapon systems.

Weapons named in the report included the PAC-3 Patriot missile system, the Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Navy's Aegis ballistic-missile defense system, the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk helicopter and the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship, according to the Washington Post, which was given a copy of the document.

Plans for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, estimated to cost $1.4 trillion to develop, were also hacked, according to the report.

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Major U.S. Weapons Compromised By Chinese Hackers, Report Warns -- ABC News
China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense -- The Nation
Pentagon Moving to Address Hacker Attacks on Weapons Systems -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Pentagon aircraft, missile defense programs target of China cyber threat -- Washington Post/AP
Report: Designs of Weapons Systems Breached by Chinese Hackers -- FOX Business
REPORT: Chinese Hackers Stole Plans For Dozens Of Major US Weapons Systems -- Business Insider
Chinese Hackers Steal U.S. Weapon Designs -- Fiscal Times
Chinese hackers steal U.S. weapons systems designs, report says -- NBC
Chinese hackers 'compromise' US weapons systems designs -- BBC
Confidential Report Lists U.S. Weapons System Designs Compromised By Chinese Cyberspies -- Washington Post
A list of the compromised U.S. weapons designs and technologies -- Washington Post
China cyber spies access major U.S. weapons systems, report says -- CBS
Chinese hackers 'access sensitive US weapons systems' -- The Telegraph
Plans for more than two dozen U.S. weapons systems - including an F35 fighter - have been stolen by Chinese hackers, claims Pentagon -- Daily Mail
Chinese hackers access major weapons systems: Washington Post -- Reuters
US weapon plans compromised by China: report -- Sydney Morning Herald
Report: US weapons systems compromised by Chinese hackers -- The Hill
Report: American weapon designs compromised by Chinese hackers -- al.com
Report: Chinese hackers breach top weapons designs -- USA Today
Chinese hackers accessed U.S. weapons designs -- Salon
Chinese hackers reportedly accessed U.S. weapons designs -- CNet
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Report Claims Chinese Hackers Compromised Advanced US Weapons Systems -- Red Orbit
Chinese hackers expose US weapon designs: report -- ZDNet
China Is Winning the Cyber War Because They Hacked U.S. Plans for Real War -- Alexander Abad-Santos, The Atlantic