- MI5 has issued a warning that Chinese spies are actively targeting UK government and military personnel through popular job websites.
- The Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which includes the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, highlighted an "aggressive" online recruitment strategy by Chinese military intelligence agents.
- These agents pose as representatives of private businesses or think tanks, advertising bogus roles such as foreign policy or defence analysts on platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork.
- Their objective is to pressure candidates into providing "non-public" information, which could compromise national security, even if not classified.
- Five Eyes warned that anyone involved in the unauthorised disclosure of information could face prosecution for spying.
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