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Researchers warn that the operation is using front companies, LinkedIn and other tools as part of a broad online campaign to gather intelligence on the U.S., including sensitive information related to U.S. national security and corporate interests.

“Historically, China’s efforts to recruit current and former government employees typically focus on people with access to sensitive information,” Max Lesser, senior analyst on emerging threats at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, told Cybersecurity Dive via email. “Even a government employee’s resume may provide valuable, unclassified information to the PRC about the inner workings of the U.S. government.”