BEIJING, China – China has accused the U.S. of “hacking” into a Chinese space and aviation university, “stealing” critical technical data.
U.S. National Security Agency’s (NSA) cyber-warfare unit “penetrated and controlled” unnamed telecom operators, Chinese news media Global Times reported on Thursday, quoting its state sources.
“Hackers from abroad were caught sending phishing emails with Trojan horse programs to teachers and students at the university, attempting to steal their data and personal information,” Northwestern Polytechnical University, China’s key public research university in Xi’an, announced on June 22.
“The attack attempted to lure teachers and students into clicking links of phishing emails with Trojan horse programs, with themes involving scientific evaluation, thesis defense, and information on foreign travel, so as to obtain their email login details,” said a local police statement.
NSA allegedly discovered a “legal” remote access channel to the core data network of some operators for the U.S. intelligence agency to infiltrate and control the country’s infrastructure.
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