Chinese Businessman Jailed for Stealing U.S.

Military Secrets

Chinese Businessman Jailed for Stealing U.S.

Military Secrets

Chinese businessman Su Bin admitted to stealing U.S. military secrets and exporting them to the
communist nation between 2008 and 2014, with the help of two unnamed hackers.

The stolen information was mostly about the military

F-22s, F-35 and Boeings C-17 cargo aircraft. It was
apparently translated into Chinese by the 50-year-old
businessman and delivered to his contacts. Arrested
in July 2014 in Canada and brought to the U.S. in
February, Su Bin pleaded guilty and, instead of facing
30 years behind bars, was only sentenced to five
years in federal prison.

Sus guilty plea and conviction demonstrate that

these criminals can be held accountable no matter
where they are located in the world and that we are deeply committed to protecting our sensitive data in order to

keep our nation safe, said U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker.

The United States has become increasingly worried about Chinese government cyber espionage capabilities,
especially when dealing with sensitive and critical military information. Last years report by the U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review Commission specifically mentioned that the U.S. government lacks adequate cyber

defenses against sophisticated threats from the Chinese government.

The United States is ill prepared to defend itself from cyber espionage when its adversary is determined, centrally
coordinated, and technically sophisticated, as is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government, reads the
report. The design of the Internetdeveloped in the United States to facilitate open communication between
academia and government, and eventually expanded to include commercial opportunitiesleaves it particularly
vulnerable to spies and thieves.

The report concludes that massive cyber espionage campaigns sponsored by the Chinese government target not

only the U.S. government, but all U.S. corporations, and that trade secrets and intellectual property are at risk
because of such attacks.

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