FBI Seizes Fake Domains in Devastating New Blow to Chinese Intel Operations
By Ward ClarkThis just in: China is not our friend nor our ally. They are a trading partner, yes, but they are at best a rival; at worst, an adversary. Several recently busted Chinese espionage efforts would seem to indicate that they are moving towards the latter.
Now, there's another. The Justice Department and the FBI have taken down 13 fake websites that appear to have been targeting Americans, including current and former security clearance holders.
13 internet domains used to target U.S. persons, including current and former security clearance holders with access to classified and sensitive U.S. government information, were seized today by federal authorities.
— National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice (@DOJNatSec) June 10, 2026
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13 internet domains used to target U.S. persons, including current and former security clearance holders with access to classified and sensitive U.S. government information, were seized today by federal authorities.
“These domain seizures offer a glimpse at how foreign actors can use promises of easy money to lure Americans into revealing sensitive or classified information that they are duty‑bound to protect,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “Anyone approached online with offers of easy income for vague ‘consulting’ work should treat those overtures with extreme caution and remain vigilant for warning signs of malicious targeting.”
The Department of Justice, on Wednesday, issued a press release on the takedown. Here's the onion:
According to the affidavit filed in support of the seizure warrants, beginning in November 2023, the conspirators created at least 13 fake consulting company websites. The websites and their associated job postings advertised generic “consulting” jobs and included statements indicating their purpose was to recruit current or former U.S. government and U.S. military employees to provide expertise to unspecified clients.
The websites were typically linked or referenced within the entities’ job postings on hiring platforms. The methods and means used by the conspirators include (1) the use of aliases, fictitious personas, and the stolen identities of actual persons; (2) the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated photographs; (3) relatively large payments for research reports; (4) the use of Telegram and other encrypted applications; (5) pressure to provide “exclusive” or “insider” information; and (6) the transfer of money from places and accounts located overseas to places and accounts located in the United States.
Those are the things to look out for, it seems.
There are geopolitical forces at play here, and they are as old as humanity. The United States and China are, at the moment, the two biggest kids on the block. Sooner or later, those two big kids will clash. That's how these things work. It may be a long, drawn-out contest through proxies, like the Cold War. It may be more overt, like World War II. It may be some combination of both, but sooner or later, it's going to happen, and this act of overt espionage by the Middle Kingdom is just one more piece of proof of that.
The domains seized include: centrikglobalconsulting.com; rightinfoconsult.com; finnaclevesperconsulting.com; cydfconsulting.com; pulsewaveglobal.com; catalystglobalsolutions.com; thehorizzen.com; geoindopacific.com; gpf-ina.org; safesec-group.com; thetruthinfo.com; Vandercons.com; and gulfpeace.org.Bear in mind as well that, throughout history, there has been a major war about every 80 years. Sometimes more often, sometimes less, but 80 seems to be the average. It's a horrifying thought - but we're due.
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