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U.S. Says China Is Trying to Use LinkedIn to Recruit Spies

By Wayne Ma
· · Source: Reuters

A U.S. counterintelligence chief has revealed China is using LinkedIn to recruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, Reuters reported. William Evanina, who oversees the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said Chinese operatives are using fake LinkedIn accounts to contact thousands of LinkedIn members at a time. Mr. Evanina called on LinkedIn to purge the...

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