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China used fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security source
Operation used fake recruiter profiles to pay employees for reports before seeking classified data, targeting NATO and EU staff on LinkedIn, according to European security sources.
- China used fake LinkedIn profiles to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff.
- Recruits from countries including France, Belgium and the United Kingdom were paid several hundred to several thousand dollars for providing information to these fake profiles.
- Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden stated that "a great deal of important information and intelligence may have reached China" through this operation.
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AlKhaleej TodayChina posed as LinkedIn head‑hunters to seek sensitive Nato, EU information, source says
PARIS, March 28 — China used fake LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from Nato and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said yesterday.The operation, allegedly orchestrated by Beijing’s state security ministry, targeted dozens of employees at the military alliance or EU organisations through fictitious accounts, the source said, confirming reports in French and Belgia…
China has attempted to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions using fake LinkedIn profiles, soliciting information from employees, a European security source said on Friday.
According to LinkedIn, Chinese intelligence agencies have recruited their informants, who are said to have received hundreds to thousands of euros.
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