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How Chinese AI Labs Stole Claude: Inside the 16 Million Query Heist

24 Feb 2026 news 🌍 Asia

Anthropic exposes a sweeping industrial-scale operation by Chinese AI companies to copy its Claude language model through millions of illicit queries, raising urgent questions about AI security and global tech rivalry.

#AI Espionage | #Claude Model | #Cybersecurity

Shadow Code: The Alarming Rise of Weaponized AI in Cyber Warfare

13 Feb 2026 news

Google’s latest intelligence report uncovers how adversaries are weaponizing AI for cybercrime and espionage, highlighting a dangerous gap between technological power and human oversight.

#AI Espionage | #Cybersecurity | #Phishing

AI-Powered Iranian RedKitten Cyber Campaign Targets Human Rights NGOs

31 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Middle-East

An Iran-linked cyber campaign, RedKitten, is targeting human rights NGOs and activists with AI-generated malware and sophisticated phishing, exploiting unrest and leveraging cloud services for stealth and persistence.

#AI Espionage | #Iran Cyberattack | #Human Rights

Silicon Valley Sabotage: Google Engineer Convicted in AI Espionage Case

31 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Asia

A Google engineer’s secret double life led to one of Silicon Valley’s biggest AI thefts. Find out how Linwei Ding smuggled confidential chip blueprints to China and what the case reveals about the global AI arms race.

#AI Espionage | #Google Secrets | #Silicon Valley

Google Engineer Convicted: How AI Espionage Fueled U.S.-China Tech Rivalry

31 Jan 2026 news 🌍 North America

A dramatic courtroom showdown reveals how a Google insider stole thousands of pages of AI secrets for China, highlighting the growing threat of economic espionage in the race for technological supremacy.

#AI Espionage | #Trade Secrets | #Insider Threats

Silicon Valley AI Heist: Ex-Google Engineer Stole 2,000 Secrets for China

30 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Asia

Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, faces decades in prison after being convicted for stealing over 2,000 AI trade secrets to launch a Chinese startup—highlighting the intense global battle for technological supremacy.

#AI Espionage | #Silicon Valley | #Trade Secrets

AI Supercharges North Korean KONNI Hackers’ Malware in APAC Crypto Attacks

26 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Asia

North Korean hackers have unleashed a new breed of AI-generated malware, targeting developers and engineers across Asia’s blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. This investigative feature exposes KONNI’s latest campaign and its implications for cybersecurity.

#AI Espionage | #North Korea | #Malware