Targeting of universities’ maritime military secrets
Date of report
  • Mar 2019
Affiliations

Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use.

Suspected victims
  • University of Hawaii, University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Pennsylvania State University, Duke University
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Civil society
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Yes