Chinese hackers charged with stealing data from Navy, JPL and US companies
WASHINGTON - Two hackers associated with China's main security service were charged with stealing troves of sensitive digital data from the Navy, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and dozens of U.S. companies as well as U.S allies overseas, the Justice Department announced Thursday in its latest indictment aimed at alleged Chinese economic and military espionage.
Among other targets, the two hackers allegedly stole confidential data from the Navy, including the names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, salary information, phone numbers and email addresses of more than 100,000 sailors and other personnel.
They also infiltrated computers linked to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; the Energy Department's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in
