Five Eyes: Chinese Spies Target Government, Military Staff With Fake Job Opportunities
Chinese military intelligence officers are posing as recruiters in online campaigns targeting government and military personnel with access to sensitive information, the Five Eyes countries warn.
Using fake job announcements on professional networking sites and recruitment platforms, the Chinese spies impersonate think tanks, private consultancies, and HR firms, placing advertisements for positions such as foreign policy and defense analysts.
The fake recruitment process is meant to pressure candidates into revealing classified or privileged information.
“China’s military intelligence services ultimately seek to acquire privileged military, political and economic intelligence that can provide China with a strategic and tactical advantage over the Five Eyes,” the alert (PDF) reads.
The alert was authored by the United States’ FBI, the United Kingdom’s MI5, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Canada’s Security Intelligence Service, and New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service.
Using these tactics, China’s intelligence officers seek to establish long-term relationships with security clearance holders, military...
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