A Chinese spy used fake LinkedIn profiles to target officials to hand over secrets, report says

• A Chinese spy created several fake LinkedIn profiles to target UK officials, The Times of London reports.
• A recruitment consultant was offered $10,000 each time to hand over details of an intelligence services candidate.
• Another Chinese agent previously confessed to using LinkedIn to find people likely to possess sensitive information.

A Chinese spy has been using LinkedIn to try to get UK officials to hand over state secrets, The Times of London reported.