The DOJ is accusing Chinese intelligence officers of stealing sensitive information from American aviation companies

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The Department of Justice has indicted 10 Chinese intelligence officers and those working at their direction for stealing sensitive information from United States aviation companies, according to a federal court filing.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) says the aviation companies were hacked over a period of five years in an effort to obtain intellectual property and other confidential information.

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