WASHINGTON: Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of US airlines, technology companies and other contractors involved in the movement of US troops and military equipment, a US Senate panel has found.
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s year-long probe, concluded in March but made public yesterday, found the military’s US Transportation Command, or Transcom, was aware of only two out of at least 20 such cyber intrusions within a single year.
The investigation also found gaps in reporting requirements and a lack of information sharing among US government entities. That in turn left the US military largely unaware of computer compromises of its contractors.
“These peacetime intrusions into the networks of key defence contractors are more evidence of China’s aggressive actions in cyberspace,” Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, said in releasing the report. Reuters
