(Washington Composite Electric) US anti -espionage official warns that Chinese and Russian spy agencies are investing in US private space companies. They may launch spy activities and satellite attacks on these companies, hoping to prevent the United States from stealing new technologies while preventing the United States.

The National Anti -Spy and Security Center, the Federal Investigation Agency and the Air Force Special Investigation Office issued a announcement on Friday (August 18) that foreign intelligence institutions will be regarded as a necessary and favorable goal of the US space industry as a goalEssence

A U.S. officials revealed that China and Russia are one of the major foreign intelligence threats of the American aerospace industry, but other countries, such as Iran, also involve the conspiracy to steal US satellite tracking and communication companies.

The US government's announcement revealed that opponents have to steal the sensitive data of the United States and obtain intellectual property technology that can bring economic or military advantages, and at the same time destroy American satellite communications and other space infrastructure.

The United States said that Russia launched a network attack on the satellite network operated by the US Health Corporation (Viasat) in February 2022;, Also faced with interference.

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Announcement also said that the global space economy will grow rapidly in the next few years, and US aerospace companies should be alert to the goal of being able to become a foreign spy institution to steal sensitive data.

The American Space Economy Create 360,000 jobs a year

According to data from the US Economic Analysis Agency in June, the US space economy sales of more than US $ 211 billion (about S $ 286.7 billion) in 2021 created a job of 360,000 private sector.

U.S. Anti -Spy officials said that this rapid growth has created opportunities for foreign spy agencies to use US aerospace companies.Sometimes these foreign spy institutions even create flash companies in third countries to lure American companies to trade and take the opportunity to obtain data or materials.

In January this year, the US Treasury Department sanited a subsidiary of China Enterprise Tianyi Technology Company in Luxembourg. It was accused of associating with a Chinese company.Russia's war in Ukraine.

China and Russia have always denied that they have penetrated or destroy the space system through hackers.In response to the above announcement, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said that China has always pursued peaceful exploration of outer space and believes that outer space is used to benefit all mankind.The Russian Embassy in Washington did not comment on this.