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Security guards wait at an entrance before the second plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Chinese hackers target family members to surveil hard targets

To surveil security conscious politicians and dissidents, hackers linked to Beijing are increasingly targeting their spouses and relatives. 
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about global threats against the United States on March 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Intelligence officials warn pace of innovation in AI threatens US

Governments are struggling with how to respond to rapid technological development, particularly related to artificial intelligence.
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President Xi Jinping of China is seen on a program from the CGTN archive as it plays on a computer monitor on February 04, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Leaked documents show how firm supports Chinese hacking operations

Documents that appear to belong to the offensive security firm I-SOON provide a rare window into the world of Beijing's hackers for hire.
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