🔴 Chinese Hackers Impersonate US Officials for AI Cyber Espionage

Chinese hackers impersonated US policymakers in adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaigns aimed at stealing credentials from artificial intelligence (AI) experts working for US think tanks, universities, and legal organizations.

Researchers from Proofpoint discovered the campaign, which occurred in July, and attributed it to China-aligned threat actor TA419, according to a blog post published last week. The activity is believed to be part of a broader Chinese cyber espionage effort to gather intelligence on US AI policymaking and planning.