Five Eyes security alliance warns of Chinese espionage threat

Security agencies from the "Five Eyes" alliance which includes the United States and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms to recruit people with access to sensitive information.



The "Safeguarding Our Secrets" bulletin says China's military intelligence services were using a wide array of professional networking sites and online recruitment services to target those in government, the military or anyone who could access classified information.



"Chinese military intelligence services ultimately seek to acquire privileged military, political and economic intelligence that can provide China with a strategic and tactical advantage over the Five Eyes," the domestic security agencies from the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said.