A Facebook page for James G. Stavridis.
When the "friend request" appeared on their Facebook accounts, the military officers and government officials in Britain, America and their allies must have been flattered.
But, when they accepted the request, they had in reality become "friends" with a fake admiral whose electronic profile was constructed by foreign spies. Classified briefings suggest they were working for the Chinese state.
Neither Facebook nor NATO would disclose just how many people had fallen for the scam, but it was clear the number was significant - and so are the implications.
The spies who ran the fake profile gained access to a treasure trove of personal details - e-mail addresses, the names of family members , and possibly even phone numbers .
The personal information could be used by hackers to try to crack the passwords used on encrypted systems.Many people use the names of loved ones in passwords .
For NATO, it was a major embarrassment which emphasizes just how the nature of spycraft has changed from the days before the Internet. As a result, they have told military officers and diplomats who work for NATO that they should establish their own social networking profiles - in case the sting is repeated.
Stavridis now has an official Facebook site while the bogus one has been deleted.
Facebook uses sophisticated techniques to identify bogus .
A spokesman said: "After the profile was reported to us, it was taken down as soon as we were notified and investigated the issue."
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