Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows

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Summary

A secretive Chinese network of fake consulting and recruitment firms has been targeting recently laid-off U.S. federal workers, aiming to exploit their financial vulnerabilities, according to research by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

The network, linked to companies like RiverMerge Strategies and Wavemax Innovation, uses deceptive job ads to recruit former government employees.

Intelligence analysts warn this could enable Chinese espionage.

The FBI cautions that Chinese intelligence often uses fake job listings to gather sensitive information from former federal employees.