According to a special study of the publication TimesA Chinese intelligence official used fake LinkedIn profiles for five years to defraud British officials’ confidential information in exchange for money or other lucrative offers.
The publication notes that this Chinese spy, known by the pseudonym Robin Zhang, is “the most successful spy against British interests in the last generation,” according to Western security services.
According to the publication, Zhang has been collecting information on an industrial scale for at least five years using fake accounts, in which he identifies himself as an employee of various companies. He contacted British and Western officials working in the fields of politics, defence, science and technology and offered them US$10,000 for data transmission. In some cases, it has also offered fully paid trips to China and participation in lucrative conferences.
The publication states that Zhang continued to use different aliases to obtain confidential information, but many of his profiles were deleted after LinkedIn began fighting against fake accounts.
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