Post by Timothy Lawn, M.A.

CHINA ESPIONAGE - LINKEDIN - EUROPE - Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad Chinese intelligence operatives posed as recruiters on LinkedIn to approach professionals across Belgium and Europe, seeking sensitive EU and NATO information. Targets were first paid for basic research before being pushed to share confidential insights or spread pro-China narratives. - China spies in Belgium against NATO and the EU through fake LinkedIn profiles - The Chinese intelligence service is trying on a large scale in Belgium to obtain confidential information from, among others, NATO and the EU via fake LinkedIn profiles. - Behind such a profile of a consultant from Hong Kong who recruited people in our country were Chinese spies from Shanghai, according to De Tijd and L'Echo. - https://lnkd.in/emHbXdvR