> NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
[DATE: 24/04/2026 14:13]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a spear-phishing campaign to obtain sensitive information from the space agency, as well as from government entities, universities, and private companies, in violation of export control laws.
"For years, NASA employees