Su Bin, a Chinese entrepreneur, along with two uncharged Chinese co-conspirators, has been arrested for attempting to steal information on the United States' Lockheed F-22 and F-35 aircraft and Boeing's C-17 cargo plane.

It is alleged that he hacked into Boeing's corporate network as well as those of defense contractors in the US and Europe. Boeing was not the only one he is alleged to have hacked into.

FBI special agent Noel Neeman wrote: "Emails between SU and (a co-conspirator) in January 2010 contain at least one lengthy C-17 directory file listing that matches in extensive detail the files and folders hosted on Boeing's computer systems. These facts show that the C-17 data was ex-filtrated directly from Boeing's computer systems."

Su was arrested on 28 June by Canadian mounties. The complaint revealed Su and his "co-conspirators" had swiped large amounts of data relating to "dozens of US military projects" which he allegedly wrote would allow China "to rapidly catch up with US levels."