US Space Companies on High Alert for Foreign Spying Threats

U.S. counterintelligence agencies have issued a warning to the American space industry about the growing threat of foreign intelligence entities attempting to steal research and trade secrets. The FBI, NCSC, and AFOSI highlighted cyberattacks, strategic investments, and acquisitions as techniques used by unspecified foreign entities to gain access to the U.S. space industry. The agencies urged companies to be vigilant against facility visit requests, attempts to gather confidential information at conferences, and recruitment efforts targeting individual employees. The U.S. has long accused China and Russia of being leading foreign intelligence threats to the U.S. space industry.