Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of U.S. airlines, technology companies and other firms involved in the movement of U.S. troops and military equipment, a U.S. Senate panel has found. The Senate Armed Services Committee's year-long probe, details of which were made public on Wednesday, found that the military's U.S. Transportation Command, or Transcom, was aware of only two out of at least 20 such cyber intrusions within a single year. The committee's investigation also found gaps in reporting requirements and a lack of information sharing among U.S. government entities. That in turn left the U.S. military largely unaware of computer compromises of its contractors, it found.
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Senate report says there were about 50 intrusions into a single military contractor's computers over a 12-month period
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Michigan Democrat slams 'China's aggressive actions in cyberspace'
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Hacking 'compromised emails, documents, user passwords and computer code'
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In may the US charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies to steal trade secrets
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