Fake Jobs, Real Spies: China’s Online Recruitment Machine | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
About this episode
Max Lesser discusses how Chinese intelligence services exploit online platforms for espionage.
Max Lesser breaks down how Chinese intelligence services are using fake consulting firms, job listings, LinkedIn, and other online platforms to target former government employees and collect sensitive information at scale. We also discuss AI-enabled espionage, covert influence operations, TikTok and data privacy, and why awareness may be the best defense against increasingly sophisticated virtual recruitment. Find Max here: https://www.fdd.org/team/max-lesser/ Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube…
People in this episode
Host: Jack
Guest: Max Lesser
Topics covered
- espionage
- online recruitment
- data privacy
- AI
- influence operations
- government
- sensitive information
Keywords
- Chinese intelligence
- fake jobs
- AI espionage
- data privacy
- influence operations
- sensitive information
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chinese intelligence services, LinkedIn, TikTok, Fogbow, Lobo Institute, Whitefish security summit
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