News Alert: China hacked a U.S. Navy contractor and secured a trove of highly sensitive submarine warfare data

The stolen material included plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on American submarines by 2020, according to U.S. officials. The 614 gigabytes of data hacked from the unidentified contractor included the Naval Undersea Warfare Center's entire electronic warfare library. The breach is part of China's long-running effort to blunt the U.S. advantage in military technology.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Jun 8, 2:29 PM     China hacked a U.S. Navy contractor and secured a trove of highly sensitive submarine warfare data The stolen material included plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on American submarines by 2020, according to U.S. officials. The 614 gigabytes of data hacked from the unidentified contractor included the Naval Undersea Warfare Center's entire electronic warfare library. The breach is part of China's long-running effort to blunt the U.S. advantage in military technology. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071