U.S. defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians and Chinese DOJ says

The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to design components for military helicopters. Wronald Best, 55, of Owensboro, Kentucky, purchased the modeling and design software, with a retail value of more than US$2.3 million, for use at his job with MPD, a manufacturer of military and law enforcement equipment, the U.S. Department of Justice said. An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit found that B…

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