A congressionally created commission has warned that China is stealing huge amounts of sensitive knowledge from government and corporate computer networks in the U.S., including those of the nation’s top defense contractors. that theft is part of China’s preparation to outmaneuver the U.S. electronically in any future clash, according to the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic & defense Review Commission.

The panel, established eight years ago, said in its annual report, released on Nov. 20: “China is targeting U.S. government and

commercial computers for espionage.”

The 10 most prominent U.S. defense contractors are believed to have been “victims of cyber-espionage through penetrations of their unclassified networks,” the report said. Among them: Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman.

The commission used its own analysts and investigators to compile data on goods theft, based on input from defense, military, and intelligence agencies and specialists. Its findings echo the themes of several recent articles in […]

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