top
MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff
Key takeaways
- Dan Sales Getty Images Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.
- Applicants are then pressurised into revealing "non-public" information which can be used by the Chinese military intelligence service.
- The Five Eyes bulletin warns China's spies "seek to acquire privileged military, political and economic intelligence that can provide China with a strategic and tactical advantage".
Why this matters: a developing story that could shape the day's news cycle.
Dan Sales Getty Images Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.
In a joint warning issued in a bulletin by the Five Eyes alliance, made up of UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand agencies, it warned undercover operatives are using legitimate sites including Linked In, Indeed and Upwork to advertise fake analyst jobs.
Applicants are then pressurised into revealing "non-public" information which can be used by the Chinese military intelligence service.
Article preview — originally published by BBC News. Full story at the source.
Read full story on BBC News →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from BBC News alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop