China Used Fake LinkedIn Profiles To Spy On NATO, EU: Report

Posing as recruiters on the online professional networking platform, Chinese spies would initially request paid reports before later soliciting non-public or even classified information.

China used fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security source

China used fake LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said Friday. The operation, allegedly orchestrated by Beijing’s state security ministry, targeted dozens of employees at the military alliance or EU organisations through fictitious accounts, the source said, […]

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China accused of using fake LinkedIn profiles to target NATO, EU staff

China allegedly used fake profiles on LinkedIn to gather sensitive information from staff at NATO and European Union institutions, a European security source said Friday. The oper...