# ‘Data can place the lives of frontline military or other personnel at risk’: FBI warns that China is luring Western military and intelligence operatives with 'gig-work' job offers to steal secrets

> China is luring military and intelligence workers with 'gig-work' jobs Employees are lured through interviews and written assessments China pieces together separate reports into 'a comprehensive operational picture'…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/data-can-place-the-lives-of-frontline-military-or-other-personnel-at-risk-fbi-warns-that-china-is-luring-western-military-and-intelligence-operatives-with-gig-work-job-offers-to-steal-secrets?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a21710711eec203e1fbf1b7)
- **Published:** 2026-06-04
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #china #military #intelligence #western #luring #offers #secrets #steal
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