United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II 'kept in dark' for years about Soviet spy in palace Anthony Blunt, a royal art historian, confessed in 1964 to spying for the Soviets, but the late queen was not officially told about his past until 1973. 14/01/2025
Europe News Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy in the UK loses legal case MI5 issued a security alert in 2022 that Christine Lee had engaged in "political interference" for a branch of the Chinese Communist Party. 17/12/2024
Europe News Suspected Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew banned from UK The man, known only as H6, was found to have been in communication with the United Front Work Department (UFWD), an arm of the Chinese state. 13/12/2024
Europe News Daniel Khalife: British former soldier found guilty of spying for Iran Khalife, 23, gained global attention last year when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. 28/11/2024
Europe News Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations The UK government has denied the accusation as 'baseless' as ties between London and Moscow continue to deteriorate over the conflict in Ukraine. 27/11/2024
USA CIA seeks more informants in China, Iran and North Korea In a bid to attract more tipsters, the CIA published a set of online instructions on how to reach out to Langley in Korean, Mandarin and Farsi on Wednesday. 03/10/2024
Tech News New Dutch PM bans devices in cabinet meetings over spying fears Dick Schoof, the Netherlands' new premier, was a former head of the country's intelligence services before he headed up the new technocratic government. 24/08/2024
Space North Korea plans rocket launch that could carry spy satellite North Korea announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite. 27/05/2024
United Kingdom British man charged for helping Russia torch Ukrainian-linked business 20-year-old Dylan Earle was allegedly involved in the planning of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March. 26/04/2024
United Kingdom Two men charged in UK with spying for China granted bail The pair were accused of providing information to Beijing that could be “prejudicial to the safety or interests” of the UK between late 2021 and February 2023. 26/04/2024
Germany Three Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China Since before June 2022, the three German citizens have procured information to Chinese officials on Germany's “militarily usable innovative technologies,” according to prosecutors. 22/04/2024
Ukraine Polish man arrested in Zelenskyy assassination plot Polish man arrested on suspicion of spying in Zelenskyy assassination plot. The man was accused of being prepared to pass security information to Russian agents. 18/04/2024
Business Wirecard shareholders suing audit giant EY over asset-stripping claims Wirecard shareholders are accusing EY Germany, part of one of the world's biggest audit firms, of taking steps to protect its lucrative non-audit business from being used for legal payouts. 08/04/2024
Tech News Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI tech secrets for China The engineer resigned from Google in December, appearing at a conference in Beijing three days later representing a Chinese company. 07/03/2024
Bulgaria Bulgaria issues EU entry ban against 2 Russians accuse of espionage The two Russians were living in Bulgaria under aliases as part of a mission to infiltrate foreign countries. 27/02/2024
Estonia Estonia arrests Russian professor accused of spying for Moscow The academic was allegedly on Moscow’s payroll for years, collecting intelligence aimed at undermining Tallinn's national security. 17/01/2024
China China arrest one individual accused of collecting secrets for the UK Beijing said the unnamed individual had been cooperating with the British foreign intelligence agency MI6 since 2015. 08/01/2024
Turkey Turkey: 15 suspects jailed ahead of Israel spying trial The move comes as tensions simmer between Turkish leader Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart over the ongoing Israel Hamas war. 06/01/2024
Poland Fourteen people in Poland convicted of spying for Moscow Poland found 14 members of a dismantled spy network guilty of conspiring to benefit Moscow. 19/12/2023
United Kingdom UK espionage arrests: Rishi Sunak denounces ‘interference’ from Beijing The Prime Minister made the comments after it emerged that two men had been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. 10/09/2023