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JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Chinese hackers impersonated AI experts, government official to try to get email passwords: report

Proofpoint watched TA419 regularly attempt to steal passwords from people working for U.S. or Japanese think tanks, defense contractors, universities and law firms, according to the report.

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