Raphael Satter

raphae.li

01 October 2026 17:37

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...

Raphael Satter

raphae.li

01 October 2026 17:37

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...

Sean Lyngaas

snlyngaas.bsky.social

01 October 2026 17:36

Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated a senior Anthropic employee, ex-US officials to try to purloin info on military applications of AI, export controls, etc, per @proofpoint.com: edition.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...

Alex Engler

alexengler.bsky.social

01 October 2026 14:19

The attackers posed as former OSTP official Lynne Parker with a believable email about a new AI policy center, which was apparently oriented towards U.S. AI policymakers - be careful out there! Thanks to @proofpoint.com for the thorough technical investigation www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/thre...

Alex Engler

alexengler.bsky.social

01 October 2026 14:19

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...