The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified information.

Prosecutors said the domains posed as legitimate consulting companies to recruit current and former U.S. officials into sharing sensitive government information for payment.

Prosecutors said fake consulting companies persuaded U.S. officials to sell sensitive government information.

Federal authorities have seized over a dozen websites they say were used by suspected Chinese agents to recruit former and current American officials with security clearances.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified

Chinese intelligence allegedly used internet domains to blackmail Americans with security clearances into divulging sensitive information.

The FBI has seized 13 fake websites used by China to recruit U.S. workers for espionage efforts targeting sensitive information.

El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. informó que los portales de internet afirmaban estar afiliados a empresas de consultoría que ofrecían empleos para personas vinculadas a…

The FBI has seized 13 internet domains that US officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers with access to classified or sensitive government…

The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified information.

The sites posed as consulting companies and used paid research opportunities to connect with people holding national security expertise, prosecutors said.

The websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job openings for current and former holders of security clearances.

La Oficina Federal de Investigación señaló que podrían operar más páginas con el mismo propósito y solicitó a la población que ayude a detectar nuevos dominios sospechosos