Five Eyes Warns Chinese Spies Are Using Fake Job Ads to Target Military Staff

Five Eyes agencies warn that China-linked state actors are running a large-scale espionage campaign using fake job postings and profiles on recruitment sites (LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork) to target government, military, academic, and journalistic personnel for sensitive information. Attackers perform tailored screening, conduct deceptive interviews, request test reports, move conversations to encrypted messaging, and pay via PayPal/Wise/cryptocurrency; the advisory cites past cases and notes substantial targeting attempts (including claims of ~20,000 targeted UK individuals).