MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff
MI5 and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned that Chinese spies are using professional networking sites like LinkedIn and Indeed to recruit government and military staff. These agents pose as recruiters to trick targets into revealing sensitive state secrets.
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This highlights the increasing use of digital platforms for state-sponsored espionage and the vulnerability of government employees to sophisticated social engineering.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Dan Sales Getty Images Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.
The article reports on an official government security warning without injecting personal opinion.
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