---
id: 2283
title: "Bug Bytes for December 14: Big Bugs, Evidence of Nation-State Threats and the Rise of Ethical Hacking"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bytes-for-december-14-big-bugs-evidence-of-nation-state-threats-and-the-rise-of-ethical-hacking/"
published_at: "2018-12-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["nation-state", "news-roundup", "marriott", "china", "espionage", "navy", "fbi", "bug-bytes", "weekly-roundup", "economic-espionage"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2283"
lang: en
---

# Bug Bytes for December 14: Big Bugs, Evidence of Nation-State Threats and the Rise of Ethical Hacking

## Summary

This Bug Bytes covers the FBI branding Chinese economic espionage the top counterintelligence threat, Marriott's breach tied to Chinese intelligence, and stolen Navy contractor missile plans.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-12-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bytes-for-december-14-big-bugs-evidence-of-nation-state-threats-and-the-rise-of-ethical-hacking/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2283