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Espionage Undercover: Chinese Vendor Imprisoned and Scientist Executed Amidst Alarming Revelations of Railway Data Leak to Foreign Entities
Chinese seller imprisoned for sharing train data with international parties: National Security Agency
Agency reports that a Chinese firm was lured by a profitable agreement to collect data, which was later classified as 'intelligence information'
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China carried out the execution of a scientist accused of espionage in 2016, as highlighted in a documentary that unveiled 10 startling cases.
An undisclosed Chinese IT firm secured a business deal in late 2020 to gather electronic signal data across China's extensive railway systems. This contract was awarded by an international company, which previously engaged in market research before entering the Chinese rail sector to offer technical support services.
The ministry reported that the international firm, hindered by Beijing's Covid restrictions from dispatching its staff to China, delegated the tasks to local Chinese vendors. It also discovered that this company served numerous clients, among them foreign intelligence bodies, defense and military groups, and governmental agencies.
The report indicated that the Chinese firm recognized the potential hidden agendas of the international company. Despite this, lured by the promise of a profitable deal, it proceeded to purchase and set up the equipment as stipulated in the foreign company's contract. It gathered data at designated sites and also carried out mobile tests and data collection across various cities and along high-speed railway routes as directed by the overseas client.
The department reported that the initiative amassed 500 gigabytes of data over the span of a month, encompassing information from Internet of Things signals, mobile and railway communications, and secure networks.
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