‘Chinese spies trying to reach UK lawmakers via LinkedIn’

Britain's domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were "actively" reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters.

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Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 "espionage alert" warned that Chinese nationals were "using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale" on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

"Their aim is to collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships, using profes-

sional networking sites, recruitment agents and consultants acting on their behalf," he said.