intelligence operatives have long leveraged the internet and the openness of American society to recruit individuals with both government and industry backgrounds. This threat is heightened at a time when thousands of former and current federal workers are seeking new employment. If the public and private sectors do not act quickly to address these vulnerabilities, China and other US adversaries will continue preying on former public servants who may not be aware of the threat and face pressure to find new jobs quickly.
A Reuters news article published on Mar 26 was based on this research.
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A network of fake consulting and headhunting firms operated by a secretive tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government workers and AI researchers through recruitment ads. The campaign follows "well-established" techniques used by previous intel
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