Event 542

{
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The article provides direct accounts and details of espionage attempts, recruitment methods, and affected geographies, supported by reporter investigation and illustrative cases.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Poland",
    "Belarus",
    "Latvia"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The Belarusian KGB has adopted new tactics targeting Belarusian activists in exile in Lithuania and Poland, attempting to recruit them as spies through social media sites like OnlyFans and fake job advertisements. The report highlights several cases and methods, illustrating a blend of psychological pressure and deception.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshots from the article show details on Belarusian KGB using social platforms for recruiting exiled Belarusians.",
    "Article specifies ongoing targeting of Belarusian activists in Lithuania and Poland.",
    "Lithuanian intelligence acknowledges and warns of such tactics."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Belarusian KGB is targeting activists living in exile in Lithuania and Poland by trying to recruit them as spies.",
    "\"The intelligence agency scours OnlyFans, dating platforms, and job ads to identify potential recruits.\"",
    "A recent defection by a Belarusian opposition politician shows that their efforts are not always in vain.",
    "\"Lithuanian intelligence services have confirmed the existence of this threat and are cooperating with their Polish counterparts.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343985/how-belarusian-kgb-uses-onlyfans-and-job-ads-to-recruit-spies"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Espionage Recruitment",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshots from the article show details on Belarusian KGB using social platforms for recruiting exiled Belarusians.",
            "Article specifies ongoing targeting of Belarusian activists in Lithuania and Poland.",
            "Lithuanian intelligence acknowledges and warns of such tactics."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Belarusian KGB recruits spies via OnlyFans, job ads",
  "headline": "How Belarusian KGB uses OnlyFans and job ads to recruit spies",
  "location_text": "Lithuania, Poland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_542_1763930398_52a4f18b.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Belarusian KGB recruits spies via OnlyFans, job ads",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343985/how-belarusian-kgb-uses-onlyfans-and-job-ads-to-recruit-spies"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Belarusian KGB attempts to recruit exiled activists in Lithuania and Poland via OnlyFans and fake job ads.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343985/how-belarusian-kgb-uses-onlyfans-and-job-ads-to-recruit-spies"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Espionage recruitment",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV;LT;PL;BY",
  "Date": "26-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343985/how-belarusian-kgb-uses-onlyfans-and-job-ads-to-recruit-spies",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Belarusian KGB recruits spies via OnlyFans, job ads",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Belarusian KGB recruits spies via OnlyFans, job ads",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}