Director, Counterintelligence 

 

 NASA CI/CT MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE – Feb 2016 

This monthly newsletter is published to increase NASA personnel 

awareness of significant current issues related to counterintelligence, 

counterterrorism, and counterintelligence cyber matters. To learn more 

about CI/CT awareness, or to schedule a CI/CT presentation, please 

contact the CI POC located on the last page. 

Significant Counterterrorism (CT) Issues: 

OFFICIALS: ISIS MAY BE TESTING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AS GROUP GROWS 

There is growing evidence that ISIS is experimenting with chemical 

weapons as the number of foreign fighter’s hits a new high, according to 

current and former government officials. 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/12/isis-testing-chemical-weapons-asterror-group-expands-rapidly-officials-say.html

 

 

ISIS HAS SET UP CAMPS INSIDE EUROPE FOR MORE 'LARGE SCALE' ATTACKS, 

WARN EU POLICE 

The Islamic State is plotting mass casualty terror atrocities in 

Europe following the massacres in France last year, the EU’s 

crime-fighting agency has warned. The terror group claims 

have to hundreds of militants in countries across the continent 

ready to bring murder and mayhem to the streets, said Europol. 

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/isis-trail-death-n475861

Significant Counterintelligence Issues: 

CHINA SECURITY-THE INNER WORKINGS OF CHINESE ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE 

There are enough Chinese cyber-attacks where it’s fair to say most of us are 

familiar with the surface picture. There were close to 700 Chinese cyberattacks designed to steal corporate or military secrets in the United States 

between 2009 and 2014, according to an NSA map released by NBC News. 

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1928208-china-security-the-inner-workings-ofchinese-economic-espionage/

NAVY BRIBERY SCANDAL SHOWS HOW EASY IT CAN BE TO STEAL SECRETS 

For the foreign defense contractor, stealing U.S. Navy secrets turned 

out to be a breeze. All it took was a little cash, a few cheap gifts—and a 

willing sailor. The sailor repeatedly downloaded classified documents 

and other sensitive information about Navy operations in Asia, and 

handed it over for a low, low price, according to federal court records. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/21/sentencing-in-epic-navy-bribery-scandalshows-how-easy-it-was-to-steal-military-secrets/

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Significant Cyber Issues: 

THE GREAT BRAIN ROBBERY

If spying is the world's second oldest profession, the government of 

China has given it a new, modern-day twist, enlisting an army of spies 

not to steal military secrets but the trade secrets and intellectual 

property of American companies. It's being called "the great brain 

robbery of America." 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-great-brain-robbery-china-cyber-espionage/

AMERICA’S MOST SENIOR INTEL OFFICIAL HAS PHONE, EMAIL HACKED 

A member of a hacker group that took responsibility for breaking 

into the personal email account of the director of the CIA last year 

has now hacked the email of the most senior intelligence official 

in the United States. 

http://intelnews.org/2016/01/14/01-1844/

Analyst Notes – Items to Watch: 

 ISIS continues to confound Western analysts and has persevered in spite of intense military 

and law enforcement pressure around the globe. The threat from ISIS has morphed from a crisis 

in the Middle East to a worldwide terrorism threat. Attacks in Africa, Turkey and elsewhere 

show ISIS’s terrorist “reach”. Instead of weakening them as originally believed, the struggle for 

recruits, influence and cash between ISIS and Al-Qaeda has strengthened both groups. 

Continued arrests and plotting shows that ISIS supporters and sympathizers are still interested in 

attacking the United States and Europe. The number of ISIS plots in the United States continues 

to rise and both the FBI and DHS expect more “lone wolf” type attacks in 2016. China, Iran, 

Russia and others continue their conventional espionage efforts and cyber-attacks against the 

United States and other Western nations. The insider and economic espionage threat are at alltime high levels in the United States and continue unabated; costing the U.S. billions in lost 

revenue and intellectual property loss. The NASA CI/CT division continues to monitor these 

threats and any others that have the potential to harm NASA or its equities. 

NASA CI Offices:

Ames Research Center:

Armstrong Flight Research Center:

Glenn Research Center: 

Goddard Space Flight Center:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory:

Johnson Space Center: 

Kennedy Space Center:

Langley Research Center:

Marshall Space Flight Center:

NASA Headquarters:

Stennis Space Center: 

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