The owner of a Chinese aviation technology company with an office in Canada has been charged by US federal prosecutors with hacking into US firms to steal military data. The defendant, known as Su Bin, is accused of having hacked into the computer networks of Boeing and other U.S. Companies.
According to NBC News, Su and two other Chinese allegedly stole information from the Lockheed Corporation about F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, as well as Boeing’s C-17 transport plane. Su was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia at the request of the U.S. on June 28th. He is scheduled to appear in court in Vancouver for a bail hearing in mid-July. Others remain under investigation “for their roles in the offence".