Spy passions

    cyber world spy passions
    Judging by the events taking place in the world today, the “most developed economy” of the planet should have done something with its own informational protection and security. Yesterday, two interesting news appeared on the network regarding espionage activities in the United States.

    The first concerns, albeit somewhat indirectly, practically any Russian from several sides at once, and by venerable analysts is already regarded as one of the most serious precedents in espionage since the Cold War. But I’m getting down to business: the former head of the security department of the Estonian Ministry of Defense, Herman Simm, was arrested on September 21 of the current year on charges of transferring classified information to Russia. This secret information related to the achievements of Americans on cybersecurity issues and the protection of NATO from "hacker attacks."

    How could this happen? Chronology of events: it is believed that Herman Simm was recruited by Russian special services twenty (sic!) Years ago, and therefore, by the time of his arrest, he had reached such a high chair that he could gain access to a host of classified information. The “Cyber ​​Defense Center” of NATO began to take shape in Estonia, as one of the most developed countries in terms of information technology of the Alliance (after a DoS attack on some government websites of the country, which, according to the Estonian government, was carried out by a group of Russian attackers after the dismantling of the monument “ The Liberator Warrior ”). The official opening of the Center was planned for 2009, but, in connection with current events, the future activities of this structure are now under great question.

    The second news does not apply to IT, but it affects space and China. A native of the PRC, physicist Shu Quan-Sheng Monday went on trial in the Arms Export Control Act, there will be a small pun that you will notice.

    A 68-year-old US citizen (who is a native of China) is credited with espionage and the transfer of scientific results to the government of his native country. More specifically, the matter concerns the development of a fuel supply system, which Shu worked on from 2003 to 2007. In particular, in 2003, the comrade described above illegally exported a document with an unimaginably long title: Commercial Information, Technical Proposal and Budgetary Officer - Design, Supply, Engineering, Fabrication, Testing & Commissioning of 100m3 Liquid Hydrogen Tank and Various Special Cryogenic Pumps, Valves, Filters and Instruments. " In short: this document contained schemes and plans for the construction of tankers for storing liquid hydrogen, intended to launch ships (and missiles) into orbit, as well as "various specialized cryogenic equipment."
    Why the document on fuel tankers is being held in the case of the export of weapons is known only to God and the American special services, but I would not be surprised if China builds an autonomous missile station in orbit in the coming years.

    FBI Press Release , in FBI language.

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