Hallucinating Credibility: China-Aligned TA419 Impersonates its Way into US AI Policy Circles | Proofpoint US

Key Findings In July 2026, a China-aligned threat actor Proofpoint tracks as TA419 conducted multiple credential phishing campaigns impersonating prominent economists and artificial

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Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts

Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including ‌a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI at think tanks, universities, and other organizations, the cyb...

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EXCLUSIVE: ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff

FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical ​evaluation records, according to the hackers and documents reviewed by Reuters.

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Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens ​but critics contend could disenfranchi...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence roles

FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work ‌against Chinese spies, Russian intellig...

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McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - Poynter

At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters

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EXCLUSIVE: Hack of water sector supplier draws FBI scrutiny as Iran-linked cyber concerns grow

U.S. authorities are investigating a data breach at a small maker of water utility technology, highlighting infrastructure cybersecurity threats even ​though the Kansas firm was apparently not part of...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows

Ransom-seeking hackers ​who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past ‌month, according to Google and inte...

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How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.

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EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...

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US cyber defense agency warns hackers are increasingly targeting water systems

The U.S. government’s civilian cyber defense agency on Thursday warned of a significant increase in hackers targeting technology used to maintain and ‌control water and wastewater systems, and said op...

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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.

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EXCLUSIVE: Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, sa...

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French mayor taken from his home and placed under protection after drug gang threats

A mayor in southern France was whisked from his home during the night and placed in police protection ​after authorities got wind of a potential attack against him ‌by the country's top drug gang, off...

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Netanyahu will not be arrested in US, Trump says, as New York mayor mulls options

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested when he visits the U.S., after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was still consi...

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Trump claims voting by noncitizens is rampant in America. The numbers tell another story.

Federal prosecutors have charged just 129 people under a federal “voting by aliens” statute. Many of these incidents appear to stem from voter confusion, miscommunication with election officials or ad...

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EXCLUSIVE: Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network, sources say

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters, posing a potent new threat ​...

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Two sentenced for hacking Transport for London in UK’s biggest ever cyber crime case

Two young men have been sentenced for launching a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) which cost tens of millions...

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Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims

Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a ​lawsuit against the tech company, accusing it ‌of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who...

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One Target, Two Flags | Rival Espionage Actors Converge On Pakistani Law Enforcement

China and India ran separate espionage operations against the same Pakistani police force, each drawn by different stakes in Pakistan's internal security.

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The Next WannaCry Won’t Look Like WannaCry: Nine Years Later, Ransomware Has Evolved. The Resilience Fundamentals Haven’t. | Gate 15

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These Recent Insider Threat Allegations | Huntress

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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship

Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States - a right long woven into the...

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