How a Chinese gained access to Arizona’s Terror Centre  

August 27, 2014

The un-vetted computer engineer from China plugged into law enforcement networks and a database of 5 million Arizona drivers in a possible breach that was kept secret for years

Ryan Gabrielson (ProPublica) and Andrew Becker (CIR)

Lizhong Fan’s desk was among a crowd of cubicles at the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center in Phoenix. For five months in 2007, the Chinese national and computer programmer opened his laptop and enjoyed access to a wide range of sensitive information, including the Arizona driver’s license database, other law enforcement databases, and potentially a roster of intelligence analysts and investigators.

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