Hackers Plundered Israeli Defense Firms that Built 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense System

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http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/hackers-plundered-israeli-defense-firms-that-built-iron-dome-missile-defense-system/

By Brian Krebs
Krebs on Security
July 28, 2014

Three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the “Iron Dome” 
missile shield currently protecting Israel from a barrage of rocket 
attacks were compromised by hackers and robbed of huge quantities of 
sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology, KrebsOnSecurity 
has learned.

The never-before publicized intrusions, which occurred between 2011 and 
2012, illustrate the continued challenges that defense contractors and 
other companies face in deterring organized cyber adversaries and 
preventing the theft of proprietary information.

According to Columbia, Md.-based threat intelligence firm Cyber 
Engineering Services Inc. (CyberESI), between Oct. 10, 2011 and August 13, 
2012, attackers thought to be operating out of China hacked into the 
corporate networks of three top Israeli defense technology companies, 
including Elisra Group, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Rafael Advanced 
Defense Systems.

By tapping into the secret communications infrastructure set up by the 
hackers, CyberESI determined that the attackers exfiltrated large amounts 
of data from the three companies. Most of the information was intellectual 
property pertaining to Arrow III missiles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 
(UAVs), ballistic rockets, and other technical documents in the same 
fields of study.

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