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Chinese intelligence operation

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Suspected intelligence activity operating from a Chinese restaurant across from the company's research and development center, allegedly to obtain trade secrets.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing DISCOVERED_BY Stan Explicit 21
outgoing ATTRIBUTED_TO China Uncertain 21
outgoing INVOLVES social engineering Uncertain 21

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Chinese intelligence operation DISCOVERED_BY Stan

Stan identified what Ira calls a Chinese intelligence operation operating across the street from the research and development center.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details

“Stan essentially found the Chinese intelligence operation operating across the street”

Ira Winkler · offsets 22373–22458

Chinese intelligence operation ATTRIBUTED_TO China

The operation is presented as likely connected to China, but the episode says there was only a high probability and offers multiple possible explanations for the restaurant's activity.

Uncertain Confidence 83% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details

“it’s a high probability that this Chinese restaurant was there to steal trade secrets from the company and send them back to China’s government agencies”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 22663–22815

Chinese intelligence operation INVOLVES social engineering

The episode describes the suspected operation as using social situations and questions to recruit or pressure people into disclosing information.

Uncertain Confidence 85% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details

“What they do is they set up a social situation where people come in”