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Foreign spies target U.S. space companies for technologies, cyberattacks

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The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid space telescope launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 1, 2023.
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Overview

  • Chinese and Russian intelligence agencies are targeting U.S. private space companies.
  • They aim to steal critical technologies and are preparing cyberattacks.
  • U.S. intelligence agencies warned space companies of hacking risks.
  • Officials are concerned about foreign spy interest in the space industry.
  • The private space sector's data and intellectual property face threats.