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Five Eyes warns China targets state secrets via LinkedIn

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Intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes alliance are warning of an intensified campaign by China to recruit individuals for state secrets. The recruitment efforts are reportedly leveraging platforms like LinkedIn, with operatives sending unusual connection requests. This campaign aims to gather sensitive information through social engineering tactics. AI

IMPACT Heightened risk of AI-powered social engineering attacks targeting sensitive information.

RANK_REASON This is a significant warning from a major intelligence alliance about an ongoing state-sponsored espionage campaign. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Five Eyes warns China targets state secrets via LinkedIn

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on the hunt for state secrets

    Cash-for-intel tradecraft continues to concern intelligence officials years after it was first spotted

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on th... 📝 MI5 and its international allies ar... https://www. theregister.com/securit

    🤖 Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on th... 📝 MI5 and its international allies ar... https://www. theregister.com/security/2026/ 06/04/five-eyes-china-expanding-state-secret-recruitment-campaign/5250978 📰 www.theregister.com - Articles # AI …

    LINKS theregister.com/…/5250978

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