Engineering work on the Joint Strike Fighter is done at Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector in El Segundo.
Cyber Spies Steal Fighter Jet Data(CBS) A series of online spy attacks breached a $300 billion Pentagon fighter jet program and the Air Force's air traffic control system in recent months, according to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday.
The computer spies copied several terabytes of data from the Joint Strike Fighter project, the most expensive in Defense Department history, pertaining to the electronics and design systems of the aircraft, several current and former officials told the Journal.
Officials said the separate incursion into the air traffic control system could allow intruders to interfere with military aircraft.
The source of the espionage appears to be China, according to a former official, though the origin of any attacks could be masked. Chinese officials deny any involvement and say U.S. suspicion is the result of a "Cold War mentality."
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