Suspected Chinese spies spoofed an Anthropic exec, ex-White House official in AI phishing
This email used the subject line: “Request for Feedback on Military Integration of Claude.”TA419’s phishing chain targets Microsoft 365/Entra ID through the first-party OfficeHome application (client_id=4765445b-32c6-49b0-83e6-1d93765276ca). Proofpoint includes all of the ones it discovered in 2026, plus the timeline of when they were registered or first seen, so check out those indicators, too. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/d'); }); TA419 and other Beijing-aligned crews will likely continue targeting AI and other policy experts working on technologies of interest to the Chinese government, according to the threat hunters.
- ▪This email used the subject line: “Request for Feedback on Military Integration of Claude.”TA419’s phishing chain targets Microsoft 365/Entra ID through the first-party OfficeHome application (client_id=4765445b-32c6-49b0-83e6-1d93765276ca)
- ▪Proofpoint includes all of the ones it discovered in 2026, plus the timeline of when they were registered or first seen, so check out those indicators, too.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/d'); }); TA419 and other Beijing-aligned crews will likely continue targeting AI and other policy experts working on technologies of interest to the C
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/01/suspected-chinese-spies-spoofed-an-anthropic-exec-ex-white-house-official-in-ai-phishing/5300595 |
| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:43:30 +0200 |
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