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  • A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage
    Exclusive: Fake consultancy impersonating Brisbane firm online is one of 13 websites seized by the US Department of JusticeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen the first emails arrived, they were easily dismissed as spam. But as strangers continued to boast about their defence and security credentials, they became impossible to ignore.From mid-2025, a small Australian consultancy firm called Horizzen started receivi
     

A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage

16. August 2026 um 16:00

Exclusive: Fake consultancy impersonating Brisbane firm online is one of 13 websites seized by the US Department of Justice

When the first emails arrived, they were easily dismissed as spam. But as strangers continued to boast about their defence and security credentials, they became impossible to ignore.

From mid-2025, a small Australian consultancy firm called Horizzen started receiving emails and strange calls from people applying for vague jobs in the United States.

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