Five Eyes warns Chinese spies are using job platforms to target sensitive staff

Australia and its Five Eyes partners have issued a joint warning that Chinese intelligence services are using LinkedIn, Upwork and Indeed to target people with access to sensitive information. The bulletin says operatives are posing as recruiters and using ordinary hiring channels to approach government, defence and intelligence personnel, as well as others with indirect access to privileged material. It was issued as a joint statement by the security agencies of the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.