LONDON (AP) — 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. They then allegedly advertise for bogus jobs such as foreign policy or defense analysts, before pressuring candidates to provide “non-public” information.

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.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military government of Mali has banned the sales and use of large motorcycles outside major urban areas and established military zones that are off limits to civilians in an attempt to reduce attacks by militant groups.

The ban announced late Wednesday on national television affects motorcycles with engine displacements of 125 cubic centimetres and higher.

Motorcycles are the primary means of transportation in rural areas of Mali and are used by rural residents and armed groups. Militants often criss-cross the large landscapes of the Sahelian terrain on motorcycles to launch attacks and withdraw. They regularly attack convoys of vehicles transporting goods to the capital Bamako, often setting them ablaze.

The military government also established what it calls “zones of military interests” in 35 locations, which are primarily forests located in the central, southern and western parts of the country where civilians are now prohibited from entering.