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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Russia

Spies like us: How does Russia's intel network operate across Europe?

With many of Russia's intelligence officers kicked out of embassies in European capitals in the last 18 months, the Kremlin has resorted to other methods to keep their spy networks alive.

United Kingdom

Bulgarians suspected of spying for Russia charged in London

The three had reportedly lived in the UK for a number of years, at different locations.

Tech News

France suspects chip technology is being smuggled into China

The company's French manager is suspected of having personally delivered chips to Russian clients and of exporting to Chinese armament manufacturers.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic sues Russia for unpaid rent on communist-era buildings

While Czechoslovakia was a communist satellite, the buildings were given away for free "under the threat of Russian guns and tanks" but are still used today by Moscow diplomats.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The world's most exotic spy is sentenced to death

On this day in 1917, Mata Hari was sentenced to death in Paris for allegedly spying on Germany’s behalf during World War I. Was she really a secret agent or just a scapegoat?