WASHINGTON – The United States has accused China of aggressive spy campingon social media.
Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try torecruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, and thecompany should shut them down.
William Evanina, the U.S. counter-intelligence chief has revealed thatintelligence and law enforcement officials have told LinkedIn, owned byMicrosoft Corp., about China’s “super aggressive” efforts on the site.
He said the Chinese campaign includes contacting thousands of LinkedInmembers at a time, but he declined to say how many fake accounts U.S.intelligence had discovered, how many Americans may have been contacted andhow much success China has had in the recruitment drive.