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Five Eyes alliance warns that China is targeting personnel via fake job ads
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns China is using fake job advertisements on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed to target government and military personnel for espionage. Chinese agents pose as HR consultants, offering jobs for roles such as foreign policy analysts to extract non-public information, often through virtual interviews and encrypted messaging.
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