Lessons Learned from Chinese Intelligence Officer Arrest

Abstract

The following key events are discussed in this briefing note with specific application to cybersecurity practices which enables early detection and investigation of potential threats.  The following events are: 1) A press release (Oct 10, 2018) announcing Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) operative, Yanjun Xu, aka Qu Hui, aka Zhang Hui, has been arrested and charged with conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and steal trade secrets from multiple U.S. aviation and aerospace companies (Department of Justice, 2018). 2) A press release (Sept 25, 2018) announcing that the FBI arrested a Chinese national named Ji Chaoqun in Chicago working as an unregistered agent of China’s civilian intelligence agency targeting American defence contractors.