China Hacking and Stealing: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China

The 2013 “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” provides detailed allegations about a problem of rising concern to the U.S. government and American businesses.

• The Washington Post obtained a classified list of U.S. weapons systems that have been compromised by Chinese hackers. 
• Compromised systems included some ballistic missile defense systems and combat ships and aircraft, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 
• The list was part of a report by the Defense Science Board to the Pentagon to improve cybersecurity. 
• Independent security experts called the systems included in the list of those compromised “staggering.”