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Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers

By AJ Vicens

Mar 26 2025 6:25AM

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Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers

A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government workers, according to job ads and a researcher who uncovered the campaign. Max Lesser, a senior analyst on emerging threats with the Washington-based think tank Foundation ...

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