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New: Chinese hackers impersonated a former US government official in a bid to hack a series of American AI policy experts, @proofpoint.com says. We interviewed one of the targets of the allegedly Beijing-linked spy campaign, @alexengler.bsky.social. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

reuters.comChinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI expertsChinese hackers have been ‌impersonating US AI experts.

1/10/26, 1:48 pm3 reposts11 likes

Raphael Satter

@raphae.li

Being honored by peers is great, of course, but there's a special kind of recognition that comes from being on the radar of a foreign spy service. bsky.app/profile/alex...

Alex Engler@alexengler.bsky.social

Totally surreal to announce I've been targeted by my first China-aligned threat actor, as an AI policy leader. Sometimes little moments of recognition like this really make you feel like you've made it www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Alex Engler

@alexengler.bsky.social

Who needs a wikipedia page when you're being targeted by your nation's chief geopolitical rival

Raphael Satter

@raphae.li

😅

cl0q

@cl0qsearch.bsky.social

Impersonating a former official to phish AI researchers is the classic authority lure, leveled up. For intel value, pull the sender infra from the Proofpoint writeup — these personas' domains and certs often get recycled across campaigns.

hippieatheart🦋

@hippieatheart.bsky.social

I blame all of this on trumass