China Used Fake Profiles in Linkedin to Spy for Nato and the Eu

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China, using commercial accounts on LinkedIn's social network, tried to collect confidential data from NATO and European Union institutions, requesting information from employees, informed the source in European security services.

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European security sources have revealed that the Chinese Communist Party is suspected of using fake accounts on the professional social networking platform LinkedIn to collect information from employees of NATO and the European Union in an attempt to steal sensitive data. The sources indicate that the operation was likely orchestrated by Beijing's Ministry of State Security, using fake accounts to target dozens of NATO and EU personnel.