Chinese hackers impersonate US official to target AI experts
Most outlets led with the revelation that Chinese hackers impersonated a former US official to target AI experts, aiming to steal emails from think tanks, universities, and other organizations. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts emphasizing the impersonation campaign and its malicious intent, though The News International added slightly more context about the broader goal of gathering intelligence on AI policy.
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China-aligned hackers impersonate US officials in AI policy phishing campaign
A China-aligned hacking group has impersonated US AI experts and a former White House technology official in a campaign targeting people involved in artificial intelligence policy, cybersecurity company Proofpoint said Thursday.
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Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts
Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI at think tanks, universities, and other organisations, the cybersecurity company Proofpoint said on Thursday. In a report, Proofpoint said that it had watched the hackers — which it dubs “TA419” — regularly try to steal passwords from people working for US o...
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Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts
Proofpoint says China-linked hackers have targeted US and Japanese think tanks, firms and universities since 2025
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Chinese hackers impersonate US official to gather intelligence on AI policy
Chinese hackers have waged a new impersonation campaign to target AI experts with malicious intentions of stealing emails from them at think tanks, universities and other organisations. The disclosure came from the...
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