Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on the hunt for state secrets

MI5 warns that Chinese military intelligence is actively using recruitment platforms (LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork and others) to target individuals with access to classified or privileged information by posing as recruiters or consultants, soliciting resumes, requesting trial reports, moving communications to encrypted channels, and offering payments for non-public information; the advisory highlights risks to national security and legal consequences for unauthorized disclosures.