🇫🇷 French, 6 October 2026, Chinese Espionage
China Accused of Using Fake Employees to Steal US AI Secrets
A massive cyberattack attributed to Chinese hackers targeted US policymakers, economists, and lawyers to steal AI plans.
The attack, which began in April 2025, used fake identities of an Anthropic researcher and several high-ranking US officials to target American political circles.
The campaign, if confirmed by Washington, would mark a new escalation in tensions between the US and China.
The context is particularly explosive, with the Trump administration regularly accusing Chinese AI companies of illegally distilling American models to improve their own.