Five Eyes warn of Chinese espionage via online job postings targeting insiders
The Five Eyes security alliance warned that Chinese military intelligence is using online job platforms (LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork) to pose as HR consultants and post fake roles in foreign policy or defense, targeting personnel with access to sensitive information such as security-clearance holders, military staff, journalists, or think-tank employees. Recruits are asked to write reports on defense/trade topics, then steered to encrypted chats, with payments ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars per report. The aim is to obtain non-public information; Beijing denied the espionage claims.
