Spies have made more than 10,000 ‘disguised approaches’ to Government officials, head of MI5 warns

Foreign spies have made more than 10,000 ‘disguised approaches’ to build relationships with Government officials, businesses and academics on networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook, head of MI5 warn

• Head of MI5: more than 100,000 ‘disguised approaches’ made by foreign spies
• Government officials, business leaders and academics all targeted in efforts
• Fake profiles are being created on social media sites ‘on an industrial scale’
• ‘Spies are trying to build relationships with those working in Govt’: spooks

By Pa and Adam Solomons For Mailonline

Published: 20:10 EDT, 16 May 2022 | Updated: 20:26 EDT, 16 May 2022