China’s 2016 Hack of $1.7 Trillion Military Project

In July 2016 Su Bin, a Chinese national, was convicted of spying for China. According to the authorities, he transferred mountains of data on various military projects, including the crown jewel of American aircraft engineering: the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet. Su Bin wasn’t alone - he worked with a team of hackers. So, here’s all we know about how the team, led by Su, hacked and stole the most advanced jet at the time - and why their operation was just a small part of the picture.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:19 Part 1: Baseline
4:44 Part 2: Trigger
7:22 Part 3: Execution
18:29 Part 4: Post Mortem

Credits:
Producer: Ignas Žadeikis
Writer: Valius Venckūnas
Video Editing & Animation: Marius Mažeika
Narration: Ben Mitchell
Thumbnail Design: Rui Oliveira
Supervising Producer: Aušra Venckutė
Audio Design: Nikolaj Polujanov

Special Thanks:
Dmitri Alperovitch

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_srrTE0JXdL7sWDDu0wwOg8Y1tOOp-Cp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117960461628824818120&rtpof=true&sd=true

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