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Marine Pilot in Australia Arrested for Collaboration with Chinese Hacker

May 12, 2024 1 min read

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Daniel Duggan, a former U.S. Marine pilot, is facing extradition from Australia over allegations that he trained Chinese military pilots in aircraft carrier landings. Duggan's legal representation has stated that he was unaware of any wrongdoing, specifically noting that he had unknowingly collaborated with Su Bin, a convicted Chinese hacker. Su Bin was arrested in Canada in 2014 and later pleaded guilty in 2016 to stealing U.S. military aircraft designs through cyber intrusions into major U.S. defense contractors.

Since his arrest in 2022, Duggan has been detained in an Australian maximum-security facility following his return from a six-year tenure working in Beijing. His case is scheduled to be heard in a Sydney court in the near future. Duggan's legal team has contested the extradition and maintains that there is no evidence to suggest that the pilots Duggan trained were part of the Chinese military. Su Bin is mentioned as one of seven co-conspirators in the extradition request related to Duggan's case.

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