U.S. and intelligence allies issue rare joint warning about China

China using professional networking sites to gather information: security agencies

OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency and close international partners warn that China’s military intelligence services are using professional networking sites and online job platforms to target current and former government and military personnel. The alert was issued Wednesday by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Australia Security Intelligence Organization, the New Zealand Intelligence Community, the United Kingdom’s MI5 and the U.S. Fed…

Canada, Five Eyes warn China using online job sites in spy operation

Canada and other Five Eyes nations say China is using professional networking sites to target anyone who could have access to 'classified or privileged information.'

Chinese spies using job websites to target UK government staff, MI5 warns

The spies advertise for bogus jobs such as foreign policy or defence analysts, before pressuring candidates to provide “non-public” information intelligence agencies warned

US and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn of LinkedIn China spying threat

The FBI, MI5 and other agencies say Chinese spies are using such sites to recruit people with access to classified information.

Chinese spies using job websites to target government workers, MI5 warns

Undercover agents are posing as fake job recruiters to try and identify useful targets, MI5 warns.

Chinese spies infiltrate LinkedIn with fake profiles and job offers, Five Eyes allies warn

An unprecedented joint notice was issued about the threat of attempts by Beijing to use networking sites and online job platforms to recruit assets.