Chinese Hackers Impersonate Anthropic Employee to Extract AI Secrets

Cybercriminals who appear to be Chinese hackers pretended to be Anthropic researchers and former government officials in a scheme to obtain information about American AI development, according to a report from the Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. Per the report, the allegedly China-aligned hacking group, dubbed “TA419,” impersonated AI industry professionals and even an ex-White House staffer to target “AI policy experts at US think tanks, universities, and law firms.” The imposters crafted benign-sounding intro emails inviting targeted experts to join a made-up “AI Policy Advisory Committee” or to contribute to a fictional Senate Committee on Foreign Relations report.

First reported by Futurism. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.