Chinese Spy Scandal
Can a simple LinkedIn message turn into a national security threat?
4.4 (25)
41 mins
Explore how Chinese intelligence used LinkedIn to target officials, scientists, and former agents, turning social networking into a tool for espionage. Discover the story of Kevin Mallory and others whose interactions on the platform led to the transfer of sensitive information.
Ep 1:
LinkedIn: The New Espionage Battlefield
China's spies have traded balloons and honey traps for LinkedIn, using fake personas like Robin Zank to lure thousands of British officials into a digital recruitment trap.
Ep 2:
From Digital Contact to Covert Courier
A LinkedIn message unravels into full-blown espionage as ex-CIA officer Kevin Mallory travels to China, receives a covert phone, and smuggles classified documents—until technology exposes him.
Ep 3:
Inside the Collapse of America's China Network
As America's spy network in China is brutally dismantled, GE engineer David Zhang becomes the target of an industrial espionage scheme that finally lands a Chinese officer in a U.S. courtroom.
Discussions (11)
Toby
Level 6 · 9 mo agoMfer really got cooked by a fake LinkedIn profile named Robin Zank lol bro thought he had aura
Ella
Level 5 · 9 mo agoCreating an entire fake network is dedication XD
Calvin
Level 4 · 9 mo agonever trusting linkedin
