MI5 warns Chinese spies using LinkedIn and job sites to target UK government and military staff
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Dan Sales
Summary
MI5 and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have issued a warning that Chinese state-sponsored spies are posing as recruitment agents on legitimate job websites like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork to target UK government and military personnel. The operatives advertise fake analyst positions and then pressure applicants into disclosing non-public, classified information that can be used by Chinese military intelligence. The warning highlights a sophisticated espionage operation using professional networking platforms to identify and exploit potential targets within Western governments.
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· 4 pulledChinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.
Undercover operatives are using legitimate sites including LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to advertise fake analyst jobs.
Applicants are then pressured into revealing 'non-public' information which can be used by the Chinese military intelligence service.
Five Eyes warns China's spies 'seek to ac
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