TA419 hackers impersonate ex-White House AI official Lynne Parker to phish AI policy experts
cyb3rops · x · 2026-10-02
Hackers tracked as TA419 have been running phishing campaigns targeting US and Japanese think tanks, defense contractors, universities, and law firms.
- They impersonate US AI experts, including Lynne Parker, former principal deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, sending emails proposing AI-themed collaborations before steering targets to credential-stealing sites.
- Targets include experts working on AI regulation, export controls, and national AI strategy, such as former White House AI policy official Alex Engler.
- The goal is stealing email accounts of AI experts at policy institutions.
The campaign shows AI policy circles have become a high-value target for spear phishing.
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