DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Chinese Spies May Be Stalking You On Your Job Hunt
'State-sponsored abuse'
'State-sponsored abuse'
At the request of his handler, Pauken took a lie detector test and provided a cell phone and laptop to another person who was living in the U.S. This individual was seeking a job in the Trump administration, Special Agent Timothy Healy wrote in the affidavit.
'share that data with the Chinese government'
He faces a nine-count indictment for his role in a People’s Republic of China HAFNIUM computer intrusion campaign targeting U.S. companies, which also compromised thousands of computers worldwide.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Anthropic, a leading U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) firm, has accused three China-based AI labs of using fraudulent accounts to extract valuable outputs from its Claude chatbot in a coordinated “distillation” campaign.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Anthropic, Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and U.S. government agencies investigating the claims.WHEN & WHERE: The technology […] The post Top AI Firm Says Chinese Labs Stole U.S. Tech Using 24,000 Fake Accounts. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Anthropic, a leading U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) firm, has accused three China-based AI labs of using fraudulent accounts to extract valuable outputs from its Claude chatbot in a coordinated “distillation” campaign. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Anthropic, Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and U.S. government agencies investigating the claims. WHEN & WHERE: The technology theft reportedly took place over the last several months, with the U.S. government investigation revealed on Monday, February 23, 206. KEY QUOTE: “Foreign labs that distill American models can then feed these unprotected capabilities into military, intelligence , and surveillance systems.” — Anthropic. IMPACT: The…Open
The defendants allegedly used their employment to obtain access to confidential and sensitive information, which they exfiltrated to unauthorized third-party and personal locations and to Iran.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it secured a 14-count conviction against former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, for conducting economic espionage and stealing trade secrets on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).WHO WAS INVOLVED: Linwei Ding, also known as Leon […] The post Former Google Engineer Convicted of Spying for China. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it secured a 14-count conviction against former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, for conducting economic espionage and stealing trade secrets on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). WHO WAS INVOLVED: Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding; the DOJ, Google, and the CCP. WHEN & WHERE: Ding was convicted on 14 counts of economic espionage and stealing trade secrets on Thursday, January 29, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “In multiple statements to potential investors, Ding claimed that he could build an AI supercomputer by copying and modifying Google’s technology. In December 2023 , less than two weeks before he resigned…Open