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Chinese hackers impersonate US AI experts

Chinese hackers attempted to steal artificial intelligence data by impersonating American experts. They sent emails to specialists using the names of well-known figures, redirecting them to phishing sites.

In brief

  • Hackers tried to obtain passwords from AI specialists
  • Criminals used names of former US officials
  • Attacks targeted American and Japanese experts
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 4 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 6
  • Commentary 1
78%7 items
Readers and grants
  • Newsroom 1
11%1 item
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
11%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 0
  • country 5
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 5
  • Telegram 3
  • Weeklies and analysis 1

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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