Chinese company tried to hack NSA using U.S. defense contractor

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/15/inside-the-ring-chinese-tried-to-hack-nsa-using-us/

By Bill Gertz
The Washington Times
October 15, 2014

Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies sought to 
gain access to National Security Agency computer networks this year in a 
failed cyberespionage attack, U.S. officials said.

The company, which the U.S. government has linked to China’s military, 
sought to penetrate NSA networks through a U.S. defense contractor, 
officials familiar with intelligence reports said of the attempted 
cyberattack.

The attempted network penetration was discussed in mid-August during a 
meeting of an interagency security group called G-FIRST, for Government 
Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams.

The identity of the defense contractor could not be learned.

A Department of Homeland Security official declined to comment, citing a 
policy of not discussing defense contractor issues. He referred questions 
to the Pentagon. The Homeland Security Department coordinates the G-FIRST 
group.

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