Bulgaria Bulgaria expels two Russian diplomats for spying amid Ukraine tensions One diplomat is accused of leaking "confidential information" about Bulgaria's defence ministry since 2016. 02/03/2022
Denmark Three Iranians sentenced in Denmark for spying for Saudi Arabia The men had been found guilty of promoting terror in Iran and passing on information for Saudi intelligence services. 02/03/2022
Denmark Iranian separatists found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia The three suspects were convicted of promoting terror in Iran and gathering information for Saudi intelligence services. 04/02/2022
Finland Finnish diplomats were targeted by Pegasus spyware, says government Pegasus software can infiltrate a mobile phone and allow its operators to gain access to the device’s contents and files. 28/01/2022
Germany German prosecutors charge Russian scientist with alleged spying The suspect is accused of passing information on European rockets to Russian intelligence. 27/01/2022
Iran French tourist jailed in Iran for eight years for spying, says lawyer France's foreign ministry said the prison sentence was "unacceptable". 25/01/2022
Denmark Denmark's former defence minister arrested over leak of state secrets Claus Hjort Frederiksen has said he could "never imagine" harming Danish interests. 14/01/2022
United Kingdom UK spies accuse political donor of pro-China interference The head of the MI6 overseas intelligence agency has described China as one of the biggest threats to Britain and its allies. 13/01/2022
Denmark Former head of Danish intelligence accused of leaking secrets Lars Findsen was arrested in December alongside three other current or former employees at Denmark's intelligence services. 10/01/2022
Denmark Four arrested over alleged leak of 'highly classified information' The suspects are all current or former employees at Denmark's two intelligence services. 09/12/2021
Germany German man convicted of passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence. 28/10/2021
Sweden Civil engineer jailed in Sweden for selling information to Russia The man had sold confidential information about the Swedish truckmaker Scania to a Russian diplomat. 15/09/2021
Russia Russia arrests Ukrainian on suspicion of trying to steal state secrets The individual is alleged to have been collecting secret information about "the latest weapons and their secret technical documentation". 23/08/2021
world news Germany arrests British national accused of spying for Russia German prosecutors suspect Davis S., a British national, of passing confidential documents onto the Russians in exchange for cash. 11/08/2021
Germany German political scientist arrested on suspicion of spying for China A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for several years. 06/07/2021
Germany Germany arrests research assistant on suspicion of spying for Russia Federal German prosecutors said the suspect worked at a university in Germany and accuse him of meeting three times with Russian intelligence. 21/06/2021
Poland Polish man charged with spying for Russia at EU parliament "The suspect’s activities were in line with Russian information warfare activities aimed at weakening the position of Poland within the EU and in the international arena." a spokesman for Poland’s security services said on Thursday. 11/06/2021
Norway Norway summons US embassy over spying allegations The Norwegian government summoned the US embassy over a bombshell report accusing America of having spied on allies with Denmark's assistance. 03/06/2021
Denmark Macron and Merkel demand explanations over US-Denmark spy claim Several European nations want Denmark to explain how the United States could eavesdrop from Denmark on leading politicians and senior officials in Europe. 31/05/2021
Iran French tourist charged with spying in Iran over 'drone photos' Benjamin Briere, 35, has been detained in Iran for 12 months and his family say he has only been permitted to call them four times since last May. 30/05/2021
Czech Republic Expelled Russian diplomats leave Czech Republic amid depot blast row A total of 63 more embassy staff are due to depart from the Czech Republic by Monday after the Czech Republic accused Russia of involvement in an explosion at a munitions depot in 2014. 29/05/2021
USA Aid agencies targeted by phishing emails blamed on Russia Thousands of addresses were targeted by emails containing malware from a compromised marketing account belonging to the the U.S. Agency for International Development. 29/05/2021
Russia Former army green beret sentenced to 15 years for Russian espionage Peter Dzibinski Debbins had admitted to divulging US military secrets to Russia for 15 years. 14/05/2021
Czech Republic Salisbury poisoning suspects wanted by Czech police over 2014 blast Czech detectives have linked the UK Salisbury poisoning suspects with a deadly blast at an arms depot in the Czech Republic in 2014. 18/04/2021
Czech Republic Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomatic staff for 'spying' Czech security services said the 18 staffers, who have been given 48 hours to pack their bags, were "clearly" identified as Russian military spies in connection with a massive explosion that took place in the country in 2014. 17/04/2021
Italy Rome expels two Russian embassy officials in espionage sting Italy’s special operations forces in Rome staged the sting “during a clandestine operation between the two, surprising them red-handed immediately after the handing over of classified documents by the Italian official in exchange for a sum of money, 31/03/2021