China-Linked Hackers Impersonated US AI Insiders as Global Race Heats Up

Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - 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 organizations...

China-linked hackers impersonated US AI insiders as global race heats up

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic employee and ex-US officials in an espionage campaign aimed at gaining insights into American AI developments, a US cybersecurity firm said Thursday.The hackers targeted the email accounts of experts in AI export controls and the military applications of AI, among other topics, who

China-linked hackers posed as former US officials, Anthropic employee to target AI experts

Chinese hackers impersonated a former senior White House technology official, a former State Department economist and a senior Anthropic employee in attempts to break into the cloud accounts of artificial intelligence policy experts, according to findings from cybersecurity company Proofpoint released Thursday. The campaigns targeted researchers at think tanks, universities and law firms, using invitations to advise on AI policy and export contr…

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WASHINGTON (Oct 1): 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" […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!