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US, Five Eyes warn China spies use LinkedIn for recruitment

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The FBI and its "Five Eyes" intelligence partners have issued a joint warning about Chinese spies using professional networking sites like LinkedIn. These spies pose as recruiters from private firms to target individuals with access to classified information. The goal is to acquire intelligence that could give China a strategic advantage. AI

IMPACT Heightens geopolitical tensions and may lead to increased scrutiny of professional networking platforms.

RANK_REASON Joint warning from multiple intelligence agencies about a specific threat. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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US, Five Eyes warn China spies use LinkedIn for recruitment

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    US and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn of LinkedIn China spying threat

    The US and its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners issued what they said was an unprecedented joint notice warning about attempts by Chinese spies to use websites such as LinkedIn to recruit assets. “China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly wide array of pro…

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