US hacked aeronautics and space research university, says China [Shortpedia] China has accused the US's National Security Agency of hacking a state-funded university with programs in the field of aeronautics and space research. The attack on Northwestern Polytechnical University occurred this June. After the incident, the university's information systems were analyzed and the involvement of the US agency was discovered. NSA has reportedly conducted over 10,000 cyber attacks on Chinese targets in recent years.