Sunday, June 29, 2008

"Hello, Moto!"

IL - A Chinese spy was caught "red-handed," according to federal authorities, as she was about to board a plane at O'Hare bound for Beijing. Hanjuan Jin says she worked as a computer engineer for Schaumburg-based Motorola, a global leader in communications technology.

Federal agents say Jin was also working as a spy for a Chinese company, and she has been charged in a corporate espionage case that reflects a growing national security problem.

Clues...
• She downloaded hundreds of confidential documents from the company's supposedly secure internal network. Value = $600 million (Motorola estimate.)
Arrived at O'Hare Airport with a one-way ticket to Beijing.
• Declared $10,000.00 cash. She was really carrying $30,000.00.

(more, with video) (red-handed spy catch in Illinois - not the first time)

Kicker...
It was only a routine check of passengers by customs agents that revealed she was carrying the cash and a laptop computer with
more than 30 compact data storage devices containing stolen Motorola files.

Imagine the counterespionage successes you can accomplish in your company with routine checks.
(Mr. Moto is a fictional Japanese spy played by Peter Lorre, a Polish Jew.)