I saw Upwork announced this as part of the their earnings call. Upwork 2.0 per CEO.
Just what we need, more bad AI.
Upwork MCP Server
Connect your AI agent to Upwork. Search talent, post jobs, manage contracts, and get answers from your account — right inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any other AI tool that supports MCP.
Not necessarily a new scam, but Upwork will always be shady, so be careful.
Five Eyes security alliance warns of Chinese spy threat on job sites
The alliance said Chinese agents pretending to be human resources consultants for legitimate-looking companies use websites such as LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to post job ads.
June 4, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT / Updated June 4, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT
By The Associated Press
China is targeting personnel linked to the English-speaking Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K and the U.S. — on job websites to get access to classified or sensitive information, the group said Wednesday.
In a bulletin, the Five Eyes powers highlighted an “aggressive” online recruitment strategy where spies for Chinese military intelligence pose as workers acting on behalf of private businesses or think tanks.
The alliance said Chinese agents pretending to be human resources consultants for legitimate-looking companies use websites such as LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to post job ads.
“China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly wide array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to target Five Eyes government and military personnel and anyone with access to classified or privileged information,” the group said.
Britain’s security minister, Dan Jarvis, urged anyone who could be a potential target for China’s intelligence services to be on guard for “signs of online targeting and avoid inadvertently compromising our security.”