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Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets

October 29, 2024

Devlin Barrett, Ben Protess and Maggie Haberman

Phones used by Jared Kushner and Eric Trump were among those that hackers sought access to as part of a counterintelligence effort carried out by a hacking group associated with China.
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A New Diplomatic Strategy Emerges as Artificial Intelligence Grows

May 6, 2024

David E. Sanger

The new U.S. approach to cyberthreats comes as early optimism about a “global internet” connecting the world has been shattered.
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Asian American Officials Cite Unfair Scrutiny and Lost Jobs in China Spy Tensions

December 31, 2023

Edward Wong and Amy Qin

National security employees with ties to Asia say U.S. counterintelligence officers wrongly regard them as potential spies and ban them from jobs.
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U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It

October 26, 2023

Steven Lee Myers

The State Department’s Global Engagement Center is taking the unusual step of disclosing a covert Russian operation when it is barely off the ground.
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China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says

September 28, 2023

Steven Lee Myers

The accusations reflect worry in Washington that China’s information operations pose a growing security challenge to the United States.
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Microsoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of

September 8, 2023

Zack Whittaker

A series of unfortunate and cascading mistakes allowed a China-backed hacking group to steal one of the keys to Microsoft’s email kingdom that granted near unfettered access to U.S. government inboxes. Microsoft explained in a long-awaited blog p…
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Chinese Hackers Targeted Commerce Secretary and Other U.S. Officials

July 12, 2023

Julian E. Barnes and Edward Wong

The hackers took aim at specific email accounts in the State and Commerce Departments, officials said.
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As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes

June 17, 2023

Ana Swanson and David McCabe

Chief executives in the U.S. have long pushed for closer ties between the two countries. Now they just hope a rocky situation won’t get worse.
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Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets

A New Diplomatic Strategy Emerges as Artificial Intelligence Grows

Asian American Officials Cite Unfair Scrutiny and Lost Jobs in China Spy Tensions

U.S. Tries New Tack on Russian Disinformation: Pre-Empting It

Microsoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of

Chinese Hackers Targeted Commerce Secretary and Other U.S. Officials

As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes

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