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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers

Iran US Counterintelligence - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

The 13 websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job openings for current and former holders of security clearances. But the companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.

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