Date of report
- March 2019
Affiliations
- Believed to be the work of Leviathan.
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use.
Suspected victims
- University of Hawaii
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Washington
- Duke University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Suspected state sponsor
- China
Type of incident
- Espionage
Target category
- Civil society
- Private sector
Victim government reaction
- Yes