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Mitsubishi Electric Cyberattack May Have Targeted Hypersonics Data

May 21 2020

Japan

A cyberattack last year against Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is believed to have compromised sensitive data on a hypersonic missile program, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo).

The hackers, believed to be from China, are thought to have stolen data related to the military’s hypersonic glide vehicle program, government officials said.

Mitsubishi was one of several companies that received information from the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency for the defense ministry's...

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