Satellite dishes are seen at GCHQ's outpost at Bude, close to where trans-Atlantic fibre-optic cables come ashore in Cornwall, southwest England (Reuters/Kieran Doherty)
GCHQ 'Set Up fake LinkedIn Profiles To Spy On Mobile Phone Networks' According To Documents Leaked By Edward Snowden -- Daily Mail
* British spies apparently spied on security staff at European telecoms firms
* Set up copies of LinkedIn pages which infected computers with malware
* Targeting telecommunications allows spies access to individuals' profiles
GCHQ set up fake pages on LinkedIn and other websites in order to spy on communications firms, it has been claimed.
Leaked documents apparently reveal that the British surveillance service targeted security staff responsible for safeguarding networks across Europe.
The claim is likely to lead to further controversy among Britain's allies coming just a week after it was reported that the UK was spying on Germany via its embassy in Berlin.
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More News On How Britain's Spy Agency GCHQ Spoofed LinkedIn, Slashdot To Spy On Communications Firms
GCHQ Used Fake LinkedIn Pages to Target Engineers -- Spiegel Online
GCHQ spoofed LinkedIn site to target global mobile traffic exchange and OPEC – report -- RT
GCHQ Targeted Telecoms Staff Through Fake LinkedIn Website -- International Business Times
British intelligence reportedly intercepted LinkedIn and Slashdot traffic to plant malware -- The Verge
GCHQ Used Fake Slashdot Page To Install Malware To Hack Internet Exchange -- Tech Dirt
British spies reportedly spoofed LinkedIn, Slashdot to target network engineers -- PC World
Here’s how British intelligence used LinkedIn and Slashdot to dupe telecoms workers -- Gigaom
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