NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
24 April 2026
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