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- 1China-linked TA419 targets U.S. AI policy experts with phishing●🤖 China-nexus TA419 runs AitM credential phishing against U.S. AI policy experts, impersonating economists, policymakers
Proofpoint reports that the China-nexus threat group TA419 is running adversary-in-the-middle credential phishing against U.S. AI policy experts. The attackers impersonate economists, policymakers and an Anthropic employee, using a lure titled "Request for Feedback on Military Integration of Claude". The attack chain ends on an OneDrive page using a frameless browser-in-the-browser technique to harvest credentials.
- 2China-Linked TA419 Hacks US AI Policy Experts●China-Aligned TA419 Targets U.S. AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishing
TA419, a hacking group aligned with China, is targeting U.S. experts on artificial intelligence policy using Microsoft adversary-in-the-middle phishing techniques, according to The Hacker News. The attacks reportedly aim to steal credentials by intercepting authentication flows, raising concerns about foreign espionage aimed at shaping or tracking American AI policymaking.