ASIO chief Mike Burgess says foreign nations are increasingly targeting Australians, with 24 major espionage plots thwarted recently, primarily involving China, Iran, and Russia.
Foreign spies are targeting individuals in top-secret programs like AUKUS after posts about their security clearance on social media, such as LinkedIn. Sharing such information is now prohibited.
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