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MI5 Warns British Lawmakers of LinkedIn Threat From Chinese Spies

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle wrote to MPs on Tuesday to make them aware of the Espionage Alert issued by the intelligence agency.
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MI5 Warns British Lawmakers of LinkedIn Threat From Chinese Spies
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, in an undated photo. Yui Mok/PA Media
Rachel Roberts
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UK lawmakers were warned this week by the country’s intelligence unit MI5 about spying threats posed by Chinese security services on LinkedIn.

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle wrote to members of the House of Commons on Tuesday to make them aware of the “espionage alert” issued by MI5, which says the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) is attempting to infiltrate Westminster.

Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.