China-Linked Hackers Impersonated US AI Insiders as Global Race Heats Up
Proofpoint said fewer than 10 people at think tanks, universities and firms were targeted in a campaign that used fake AI collaboration emails to steal passwords.
- On Thursday, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint revealed suspected Chinese hackers, dubbed TA419, impersonated prominent AI experts to target email accounts of policymakers and researchers at United States universities and think tanks.
- The campaign involved writing emails purporting to come from experts like Lynne Parker, a former senior White House Technology Policy official, to invite targets into fictitious policy projects or panels.
- Alex Engler, a former White House official, received an invitation to join an AI policy project on Wednesday, realizing the email felt "slightly, nebulously off" after checking with others in the field.
- Proofpoint said the targeting of fewer than 10 individuals suggested "an intelligence interest in US policymaking rather than technology theft alone," indicating hackers sought policy insights over stolen technology.
- While President Donald Trump discussed AI last week at the White House with Chinese leader Xi Jinping without a substantive accord, Beijing has long denied carrying out cyberespionage operations.
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Suspected Chinese hackers posed as US AI insiders, Proofpoint says
A group of hackers believed to have been acting on behalf of China pretended to be well-known American AI experts to obtain the email accounts of people who specialize in AI policy. According to Reuters, the security firm Proofpoint released the findings on Thursday. Proofpoint has identified the group as TA419 and has said that […] This story continues at The Next Web
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