The FBI announces that it has seized more than a dozen internet domains it says were used in a Chinese effort to target Americans with access to sensitive information. According to officials, the websites presented themselves as affiliated with consulting companies and advertised job openings aimed at current and former holders of U.S. security clearances. Investigators say the consulting companies were not legitimate and that the job postings were part of a scheme designed to obtain personal information from potential targets. The U.S. government characterizes the activity as targeting, recruiting, and potentially coercing individuals who could be persuaded to disclose sensitive data. The South China Morning Post reports that authorities describe the domains as a tool used to mislead Americans and that the approach may involve AI-generated content. The Hindu and NDTV similarly state that the domains were seized after officials determined they were fake and used to lure people with relevant clearance backgrounds. Across the outlets, the core claim is that the websites were operated or controlled in a manner attributed by the FBI to Chinese intelligence services and were intended to gather information and advance efforts against U.S. interests.
FBI seizes 13 websites allegedly linked to China’s targeting of U.S. security-clearance holders
The FBI announces that it has seized more than a dozen internet domains it says were used in a Chinese effort to target Americans with access to sensitive information. According to officials, the webs...
- The FBI seizes 13 internet domains linked, according to officials, to Chinese targeting activities.
- The websites were presented as affiliated with consulting companies advertising job openings.
- Officials say the consulting companies and job postings were fake and used to mislead potential targets.
- The targeted people are described as current or former U.S. security-clearance holders with access to sensitive information.
- Authorities say the scheme aimed to obtain personal information and could involve recruitment or coercion.
The 13 websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job openings for current and former holders of security clearances.
1 hour agoThe 13 websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job openings for current and former holders of security clearances. But the companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said
3 hours agoThe FBI said on Wednesday that it seized more than a dozen internet domains used by Chinese intelligence services to gain personal information in hopes of fooling, conscripting or blackmailing Americans with security clearances into divulging sensitive information. “The fake consulting company domains seized by the FBI illustrate the lengths the Chinese government’s intelligence services will go to as they try to use AI-generated content to trick, recruit, or coerce current and former US...
7 hours agoThe FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information
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