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China targeting U.S. service members on social media in "virtual espionage" spy efforts

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A Chinese intelligence officer paid a U.S. Navy engineer $ 15,000 to take photos and videos of restricted areas at a base where he worked.

Officials say Chinese intelligence officers are trolling professional networking sites, including LinkedIn , to seduce an array of American service members into turning over sensitive information.

"Virtual espionage" is a rising threat, counterintelligence officials say.

Zhao 's wife Jianyu Ren said her husband acknowledged making a mistake.

She denied he would ever willfully sell out his country.

"That's not him," Ren said.

Zhao 's attorney said his client was also to some degree a victim of a scam.

He said their social media conversations revealed the Chinese intelligence officer sought to build up a level of trust.

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