FBI Seizes China-Linked Fake Consulting Sites Targeting US Clearance Holders

US Federal authorities have seized 13 domains that officials say were used in a suspected Chinese intelligence linked effort to recruit Americans with access to classified or sensitive US government information.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that the websites posed as consulting firms and promoted “vague consultancy” and advisory roles aimed at current and former US government employees, military personnel, and security clearance holders.

After the seizure, visitors to the domains are shown an FBI notice stating that the sites had been taken over under a federal warrant.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the warrants, the operation began in November 2023 and used fake company websites, online job ads, and social media recruiting to approach people who could provide information of interest to the government of the People’s Republic of China.

The jobs were presented as paid consulting work, with titles such as “Senior Analyst” and...

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