Spies target military personnel through ad data and fake jobs | Sitrep podcast

MI5 says Chinese intelligence have been trying to lure military personnel into revealing secrets through fake job postings on sites like Linkedin, while the Pentagon reveals data gathered by legitimate advertisers has been scraped to target its troops in theatre. These are not just notional risks, but active exploits being used now. Former Army Intelligence officer Philip Ingram tells Sitrep how he was targeted by the Chinese scam, and explains what personnel can do to minimse the risks. Plus could the collapse of France, Germany and Spain’s 6th generation fighter jet programme be good news for the UK’s alternative GCAP? And the tank has been written off many times over more than a century of service, Hamish de Bretton Gordon talks us through his new history of the mighty machine, and why he believes it still has a long future ahead. Kate Gerbeau presents, with Sitrep editor James Hirst. #bfbsforcesnews #forcesnews #news #podcast #uk #army #navy #airforce #military #politics #china #socialmedia #aircraft #tank #war 00:00 - On Sitrep this week 01:48 - Service personnel face prosecution if they fall for Chinese spy scam 12:34 - Ad tracking data used to locate US troops in theatre 24:06 - Could Germany and Spain now buy British for their 6th-gen fighter planes? 40:24 - How the tank changed the face of battle