Army Warns Troops to Be Wary of Job Offers as China Wages Subtle Intel-Gathering Campaign
Military.com | By Steve Beynon
Published June 12, 2024 at 12:21pm ET
The Army is warning soldiers to steer clear of job offers and other financial opportunities that may be too good to be true, or seem suspicious, as foreign agents are using social media as a means to contact troops and civilian employees to gather critical information.
"Foreign adversaries are increasing the use of social media and seemingly legitimate job offers to elicit sensitive information," a memo to the force said last week.
The warning comes as adversaries, particularly China, are significantly building their footprint online. That's being done through Chinese companies expanding their business influence in the tech community and disinformation campaigns being waged online. But one of the newer concerns from Pentagon officials is Beijing conducting subtle and sophisticated exploitation of troops, their families and civilian officials in the Defense Department.
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