Why did the US choose to conduct cyber attacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University?

Northwestern Polytechnical University is a key university in the fields of aviation, aerospace and navigation engineering education and scientific research in China. It has a large number of top national scientific research teams and high-end talents, and has undertaken a number of national key scientific research projects, with strong scientific research strength, especially in some aspects. The technical level is ahead of the US, so the US chose to conduct cyber attacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University.

According to media reports, on September 5th, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in response to a reporter's relevant inquiry that a few days ago, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and 360 Company respectively released investigation reports on the cyber attack of Northwestern Polytechnical University by the National Security Bureau, which showed that the specific invasion operation office under the National Security Bureau had carried out tens of thousands of malicious cyber attacks on China's cyber targets. According to the technical analysis and tracing by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and the joint technical team of 360 Company, the evidence chain of cyber attacks and data theft by the National Security Agency of the United States against China is clear and complete, involving 13 people who directly launched cyber attacks against China in the United States, as well as more than 60 contracts and 170 electronic documents signed with American telecom operators to build a cyber attack environment.

According to the investigation report that Northwestern Polytechnical University was attacked by the National Security Agency, the United States has used more than 40 kinds of special cyber attack weapons and equipment, and launched thousands of attacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University, thus stealing a batch of core technical data and related information. Moreover, the United States has spared no effort to monitor China's mobile phone users for a long time, illegally stealing mobile phone users' short messages and other related content, and locating mobile phone users.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. When my friends and I saw the above report, we were indignant at the illegal act of using special cyber attack weapons and equipment to attack Northwestern Polytechnical University, and even more puzzled that it chose Northwestern Polytechnical University to carry out illegal attacks and steal secrets instead of other well-known universities in China. What is the reason why the United States "favors" Northwestern Polytechnical University?

It turns out that Northwestern Polytechnical University is the only multidisciplinary, research-oriented and open university in China that develops aviation, aerospace and navigation engineering education and scientific research at the same time. It is a university directly under the Ministry of National Defense and one of the seven sons of national defense. It is also the incubation base for core talents and technologies of national defense science in China. Northwestern Polytechnical University has made great contributions to the development of national weapons and equipment and the safety of key core technologies in the field of national defense, provided strong scientific and technological support for national defense construction, and made outstanding contributions to the development of China's space industry. Perhaps some friends may not know that Northwestern Polytechnical University has made great contributions to China's national defense science and technology in national strategy and military science and technology. For example, the first small unmanned aerial vehicle, the first platform effect aircraft, the first 50 kg underwater unmanned intelligent vehicle and the first airborne computer were born in Northwestern Polytechnical University. At the same time, in the field of navigation, Northwestern Polytechnical University also has a large number of outstanding alumni who are active in important management positions in the domestic shipbuilding industry, underwater weapons and other industries. Moreover, in the fields of personnel training, Northwestern Polytechnical University has gradually formed its own unique "Western Engineering University Phenomenon". Accordingly, Northwestern Polytechnical University is praised as "the cradle of chief engineer" by the society.

Little friends all know that because Northwestern Polytechnical University has a large number of national top scientific research teams and high-end talents, it has undertaken a number of national key scientific research projects, and its scientific research strength is strong, especially in some aspects, its technical level is ahead of that of the US. Therefore, this makes the United States "favor" Northwestern Polytechnical University, and then choose to conduct cyber attacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University.

As the saying goes, reaching out will be caught. In my opinion, what the United States has done has endangered China's national security and citizens' personal information security. The United States should explain the above-mentioned illegal acts and admit its mistakes; At the same time, it is necessary to further promote the top-level design in the field of network security, improve national network security, enhance national network security guarantee capabilities, prevent network intrusion, and ensure the safe operation of national networks.