Spying
Chinese hackers gained access to huge trove of Americans’ cell records
Investigators aren’t sure how much data Salt Typhoon might have taken, and are still struggling to evict the elite Chinese hacking crew from companies’ networks.
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Holiday feud erupts between Slovakia and Czechia over Babiš and the secret police
Ukraine arrests man suspected of spying for Russia disguised as UN volunteer
Julian Assange’s dad thanks Putin for supporting his son
Julian Assange to make first public appearance post-release in Strasbourg
Starmer and Biden brush off Putin’s threat of war
Russia kicks out 6 British diplomats over spying claims
Hours before Keir Starmer meets Joe Biden to discuss Ukraine, Moscow accuses London of escalatory actions.
Don’t go head-to-head with Musk on space internet, satellite CEO tells Europe
Europe should look beyond space internet and start planning for a military-grade surveillance system instead.
Russia arrests army staffer suspected of spying for Ukraine
The woman was in touch with Ukrainian intelligence via Signal app, Russian authorities say.
Russian spy parents pull back curtain on flight when they revealed identity to children
Anna Dultseva and Artyom Dultsev had been posing as an Argentinian couple in Slovenia.
US-Russia prisoner swap causes blowback in Germany, Poland
The deal could incentivize Russia to imprison more innocent people, critics say.
US-Russia prisoner swap frees Evan Gershkovich, more than a dozen others
In exchange, Moscow received eight Russians who had been imprisoned in five different countries.
EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran kept his sexuality a secret from the regime
Johan Floderus proposed to his boyfriend immediately after landing in Stockholm, he said in new interview.
Germany arrests 3 men for spying on Ukrainian target
A Russian, an Armenian and a Ukrainian are accused of shadowing a person from Ukraine.
Russian trial of US reporter Gershkovich to be closed
The journalist has been detained in Russia for more than a year on charges of spying for the CIA.
NATO to take tougher action on Russian spies, says Stoltenberg
The defense alliance has seen “several examples of sabotage, of arson attempts, of cyberattacks, of disinformation,” the NATO chief said.
Europe’s far right is splintering
On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany.
UK charges three with helping Hong Kong’s spy agency
The three men are due in court Monday.
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UK Tory researcher charged with spying for China
Parliamentary aide and another man “charged with providing prejudicial information to a foreign state.”
Robert Habeck wants Germany to rebuild Ukraine
A defense industry delegation from Berlin spies opportunities amid the rubble.
Iran’s imprisonment of EU diplomat reveals new era of hostage diplomacy
Authoritarian governments have learned they can trade Western humanitarian workers and journalists for convicted killers and intelligence agents.
UK town halls given green light to use Chinese CCTV — despite Westminster ban
It comes just weeks after China was named as the perpetrator of a series of cyberattacks on MPs.
Report: Beijing behind cyberattacks on UK MPs and peers, deputy PM to warn
Parliament’s director of security has called a group of MPs and peers for a briefing on the matter, the Sunday Times reports.
Freed Belgian aid worker sets up fund to ‘protect the protectors’
Olivier Vandecasteele was jailed in Iran for more than a year, and now wants to help fellow aid workers.
Brussels’ spy problem is the tip of the iceberg, says Belgian justice minister
Paul Van Tigchelt says Qatargate isn’t the only threat his country’s security services face.
Putin’s masterful spy op leaves Scholz in the cold
Moscow’s espionage coup has divided Western allies, discredited Scholz and hampered Kyiv’s push for weapons.
As Russia’s shadow fleet menaces Sweden, here’s how the EU could help
Though it’s impossible to block this subversive armada, there are steps the bloc could take that would at least make Russia’s business harder to execute.