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Chinese man charged for spear-phishing against NASA and US Government

  • The U.S. Department of Justice charged Chinese national Song Wu for spear-phishing attacks targeting NASA, U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and FAA.
  • Wu used fake email accounts to pose as U.S.-based researchers and engineers, tricking government personnel into sharing software and source code.
  • The spear-phishing campaign aimed to collect specialized software used in aerospace engineering and computational fluid dynamics.
  • Wu, who remains at large, faces charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft with a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

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