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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvia Hui

MI5 warns lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn

Britain China Spying - (AP)

Britain's domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to “recruit and cultivate” them via headhunters or cover companies.

Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale" on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

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