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Fake Jobs, Real Spies: China’s Online Recruitment Machine | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

September 4, 2026·1h 4m·5-min readconversationalpolitics
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A former federal employee's job search inadvertently uncovered a Chinese espionage campaign using fake consulting firms to target laid-off U.S. government workers, revealing a growing trend of virtual espionage leveraging AI-generated websites and social media to exploit economic vulnerab

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Max Lesser

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Max LesserJon HackettDixon Yeo

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FDD Center on Cyber and Technology InnovationDarktrace Federal

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Network Contagion Research Institute TikTok study

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Artificial IntelligenceChinaCybersecurityForeign PolicyGeopolitics

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