Parliamentarians warned of new spying attempts from China-linked agents

MPs and parliamentarians person been warned of caller attempts to spy connected them by China.

The information work MI5 sent a informing to those moving successful Westminster astir 2 recruitment headhunters to ticker retired for who are moving for Chinese information services.

The connection to parliamentary staff, seen by Sky News, says: "I americium penning to you present to gully your attraction to the attached espionage alert issued by the Security Service, MI5, to the parliamentary community.

"This alert highlights however the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) is actively reaching retired to individuals successful our community.

"Their purpose is to cod accusation and laic the groundwork for semipermanent relationships, utilizing nonrecreational networking sites, recruitment agents and consultants acting connected their behalf."

Westminster employees were warned that 2 individuals were some known to beryllium reaching retired connected LinkedIn to "conduct outreach astatine standard connected behalf of MSS".

"The alert besides highlights that different akin profiles are acting arsenic fronts for espionage," the informing continued.

"MI5 has issued this alert due to the fact that the enactment is targeted and widespread."

The authorities is acceptable to marque a connection successful parliament astatine 12.30pm connected China espionage and the authorities information response.

This latest informing comes aft the collapse of a prosecution into 2 radical suspected of spying connected behalf of China.

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