In an endless stream of persons caught by law enforcement, another Chinese engineer is caught stealing technology on power turbines at GE. This one shows some tradecraft involved, i.e. the FBI indicated there were electronic devices that allowed this person to hide what he was stealing and conveying to his friends in China. The kind of devices allowed the use of steganography, putting the data in the electronic gaps of images, then sending those images to the recipient. This is the type of stuff spies do.
What is even more interesting is the FBI also seized a handbook that explains “the type of resources the government of China will give to individuals or entities who can provide certain technologies,”
So, this guy had a list of things the Chinese were willing to pay for, and how much they would be willing to provide. That no doubt included the specialized equipment that allowed the engineer to hide what he was doing. The Chinese are upping their game to steal more technology while the US is still trying to figure out how to stop it.
The odd part of this was the length of time this person was known to be taking proprietary files from GE. Security at GE discovered this the first time in 2014, and the second time in 2017. In the latter incident, he was using encryption not used at GE. After that, they started close surveillance.
The court allowed bail in this case, to a person with companies in China. Didn't anyone think he might be a flight risk?
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