# Recruited U.S. Officials

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-10**: Department of Justice announces website seizures — The DOJ issued a press release confirming the FBI had seized over a dozen websites linked to a Chinese intelligence recruitment operation, citing a court affidavit.
- **2025**: NCIS issues foreign recruitment warning — The Naval Criminal Investigative Service reported that foreign actors were attempting to recruit federal employees, seeking to capitalize on the Trump administration’s planned mass layoffs.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Crypto-Funded Fake Jobs: How Chinese Spies Used AI to Recruit 7 US Officials
2026-06-14 21:11:58 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

A sophisticated social engineering campaign by Chinese intelligence employed fake job listings, cryptocurrency payments, and AI-generated identities to target US officials, underscoring the fusion of cyber and human threats.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/fbi-chinese-fake-recruitment-cyber-tactics

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