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Prevent foreign spies from reaching out to workplace dating software

In recent years, foreign spy intelligence agencies have used workplace dating software to establish "information sources" in my country's key industries and fields, attempting to obtain key sensitive information such as industry policies, scientific research progress, and even confidential information. Their methods are covert and their actions are cunning, posing a threat to China's national security.

Why are workplace dating apps favored by foreign spy agencies?

Compared with traditional social software, workplace dating software naturally has the characteristics of portraying user portraits. When registering for such software, real information of users is usually used, including name, contact information and work experience, etc. In addition, such software will establish relevant communities and circles based on user information to help users expand their network, such as colleagues, classmates, peers, etc.

Foreign spy intelligence agencies are targeting the characteristics of workplace dating software, which makes it easy to screen people working in specific fields and to penetrate related circles to obtain information. They are extending their claws into them to win over and subvert our talents in key areas.

How foreign espionage agencies use workplace dating apps to solicit and subvert rebellion

In recent years, national security agencies have discovered in the course of investigating cases that foreign spy intelligence agencies have used the identities of industry practitioners as cover, and under the pretext of "understanding industry policies," "scientific research and discussion," and "consultation on important projects," they have lured staff from key science and technology, energy, and other units in an attempt to obtain information on the progress of our important projects or even core confidential information.

"Hello, I'm xx. I've also worked in a certain industry. I want to ask you some questions." Through this friend request, foreign espionage intelligence agencies have started a new round of candidate selection. According to the target's industry, they carefully create a so-called "excellent workplace personality" in the workplace dating software to arouse the target's interest; after contacting the target, they use the other party's attempt to expand their network and seek career development to establish contact, starting with exchanging industry information to reduce the target's awareness of prevention; after the relationship between the two parties heats up, they invite the other party to leave their daily contact information, expand the scope of communication, and develop a "friend" relationship; during the communication, foreign espionage intelligence agencies mainly provide "emotional value" to the target through caring and emotional solicitation, and transfer benefits through holiday gifts, dinners, etc., and finally push the relationship between the two parties to the "close friend" level, and begin to ask for sensitive or confidential information, and carry out their espionage and stealing behaviors.

National Security Agency Tips

When using workplace dating software, relevant personnel should be vigilant against the above-mentioned "tricks", protect personal privacy and industry sensitive data, hide sensitive content when filling in relevant information, and once they notice that the other party shows a tendency to make false friends, or asks for sensitive or even confidential information, they must promptly express their refusal and keep a distance from the other party.

According to the "Counter-espionage Law of the People's Republic of China", state organs, people's groups, enterprises, public institutions and other social organizations shall assume the main responsibility for the counter-espionage security prevention work of their units, implement counter-espionage security prevention measures, educate their personnel on maintaining national security, and mobilize and organize their personnel to prevent and stop espionage activities. Any citizen or organization that discovers espionage activities shall promptly report them to the national security organs.

If you find that personnel from foreign spy intelligence agencies are colluding or stealing secrets through the Internet, which is suspicious and endangers national security, you can report it through the 12339 national security agency reporting hotline, the online reporting platform (www.12339.gov.cn), the National Security Ministry’s WeChat public account reporting channel, or directly to the local national security agency.

Source: WeChat official account of the Ministry of National Security