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By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens

Oct 2 2026 6:48AM

According to researchers.

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 cyber security company Proofpoint said. In a report, Proofpoint said that it had ...

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