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AI won't replace human spies, MI6 chief says

In a rare public speech, MI6 chief Richard Moore said that the future of spying lies in human intelligence and intuition despite the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI).

USA

CIA urges Russians to spy on their own country

The US secret service released a video on Telegram urging Russian civilians to come forward with intelligence.

USA

'Shooting spree' planned by alleged Ukraine document leaker: officials

Jack Teixeira, who allegedly leaked hundreds of classified intelligence documents about the Ukraine war, considered going on a shooting spree, court documents show.

Russia

Putin's ghost ships spying on critical infrastructure 'in case of war'

Investigative journalists in the Nordic region have used data to map the Kremlin's spy efforts against wind farms, oil installations, and undersea cables.

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United Kingdom

Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency getting first female chief

The agency gathers electronic intelligence and takes the lead on cybersecurity.

USA

Classified document leak will 'lead to death', warns Pentagon

"We don't know who is responsible," said US spokesman John Kirby. "We don't know if they have more [documents] to post online."

USA

'Havana syndrome' not caused by foreign adversaries, US intel says

US intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with the so-called "Havana syndrome,"

Tech News

European Commission bans staff from using TikTok over security fears

The European Commission said the move aimed to protect it against cyberattacks amid fears Beijing is harvesting data to focus on political targets.

United Kingdom

UK embassy guard in Berlin jailed for spying for Russia

A London court has sentenced David Ballantyne Smith to more than 13 years in prison for putting UK diplomats at “maximum risk” by selling secret information to Russia.

Tech News

Were Twitter moderators too close to the intelligence community?

Some have questioned whether Twitter users were being unnecessarily censored and whether twitter’s content moderation policy was its own, or whether it was effectively outsourced to the US intelligence community

Sweden

Sweden detains two people on suspicion of spying after Stockholm raids

One of the suspects had allegedly passed on information about Sweden and another unnamed country.

Germany

Reserve German army officer convicted of spying for Russia

Prosecutors say the man wanted to present himself as a "security expert" to senior Russian military officials.

Europe News

Iran-born brothers charged in Sweden with spying for Russia

The two men, Swedish citizens, are accused of passing information to Russia's GRU military intelligence service over a 10-year period and face life imprisonment.

Germany

German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged ties with Russia

The head of the BSI agency, Arne Schönbohm, was dismissed after allegations appeared linking him to a security agency founded by a former Russian intelligence agent.

Denmark

Denmark's former foreign intelligence chief charged with spying

Lars Findsen is accused of leaking state secrets to several people, including some journalists.

Russia

Russia 'spent hundreds of millions' to influence elections in Europe

A new US intelligence report says the Kremlin spent $300 million since 2014 to try and influence several European countries using front companies and think tanks.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: President Zelenskyy fires spy chief and top prosecutor

The Ukrainian president cited the fact that 'more than 60 employees' of the prosecutor’s office and the state security service stayed in occupied territory to work for the Russians.

Denmark

Danish MPs block state secrets charges against former defence minister

Claus Hjort Frederiksen had been accused by prosecutors of illegally disclosing "highly classified information".

Spain

Spain's intelligence chief dismissed over Pegasus spyware scandal

The agency has been under fire for spying on Catalan separatists and also failing to discover that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had been hacked.

Switzerland

Serbian intelligence denies alleged murder plot on Swiss prosecutor

Dick Marty had investigated war crimes during the Kosovo War for the Council of Europe.