According to the Security Police, China utilizes social media platforms in its intelligence. Supo asks Finns to report suspicious contacts and job offers.
China utilizes social media to recruit information sources, says the Security Police. Pictured is Supo’s headquarters in Katajanokka, Helsinki. Protection police
Finns are also interesting destinations from the Chinese perspective, says In a recent review of the National Security Police.
According to Supo, China utilizes social media to recruit information sources because the risk of being caught in a “outfit” in Finland is lower than in face -to -face recruitment. This is a well -established approach.
Careful in “linker”
One of the preferences in Chinese intelligence is LinkedIn. According to Supo, recruitment attempts there may be difficult to identify as China’s intelligence.
-The recruitment process in LinkedIn typically begins by approaching the subject in the name of a company, says Supo’s review.
For example, the item may be asked to write a report on a topic of interest in China, such as political decision -making or high -tech expertise. The subject may also be involved in a consultation discussion on the subject. The service may also be offered a fee.
A person contacting a contact may not be able to connect to China at all. For example, he may appear as a representative of an imaginary or actual recruitment or consulting attempt.
“If the original contact is not the intelligence officer himself, he will at some point try to transfer communication to the actual intelligence officer,” says Supo.
If the item is transmitted to the bait, he may later ask for more secret information. He can also be attracted to traveling to China.
Earlier in March Juha Martelius He said that Finland has to acquire more information from China, which currently enables Russia to war in Ukraine.
“Russia and China are targeting constant and active espionage to Finland,” Martelius said.
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A connection to the Security Police
Supo urges us to be skeptical about unusual and unexpected contacts. It is good to tell them primarily to the person responsible for the safety of your organization.
– Suspected recruitment attempts may also be in contact with the Security Police. Contact is worthwhile, even if the possible recruitment process has gone further.
Supo believes that in the future, recruitment companies can be disguised as recruitment processes for different jobs. According to Supo, the use of artificial intelligence also expands ways in which Finns can also try to recruit foreign intelligence as auxiliary.