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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Margaret Davis

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

MI5 has issued a stark warning that Chinese spies are actively targeting UK government and military personnel through popular job websites, seeking to extract classified or sensitive information.

A bulletin released by the Five Eyes intelligence alliance – comprising the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand – highlighted an "aggressive" online recruitment strategy.

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