Chinese government hackers reportedly stole trove of sensitive US naval data

Hackers said to have swiped information, including secret plans for new type of missile, from US navy contractor

Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive information from a US navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new type of submarine-launched anti-ship missile, according to the Washington Post.

Investigators told the newspaper that breaches were executed in January and February by a division of the Chinese ministry of state security, operating out of the Chinese province of Guangdong.