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China’s security ministry warns state secrets being leaked in common crowdsourcing jobs

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China’s security ministry warns state secrets being leaked in common crowdsourcing jobs

Foreign spy agencies are using common crowdsourcing jobs to steal state secrets, China’s top anti-espionage agency warned on Wednesday, advising the public to be cautious about the highly covert tactic. The strategy involves dividing intelligence-gathering tasks into smaller jobs and recruiting people using crowdsourcing platforms, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in a WeChat … Read more

China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

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China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

China’s top intelligence agency has warned that open-source information poses threats to national security by making sensitive data vulnerable to exploitation by foreign spies. Sensitive data that is not properly declassified or assessed for risks can be publicly spread online and “become an important source of open-source intelligence” for overseas spy agencies, the Ministry of … Read more

China’s spy agency warns of security threats from surveillance camera network flaws

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China’s spy agency warns of security threats from surveillance camera network flaws

China’s top spy agency has warned that foreign agents could use flaws in the country’s massive camera surveillance network to steal state secrets. The warning, posted on the WeChat account of the Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday, came after a citizen from an unnamed city reported to the agency that video surveillance cameras … Read more

Mysterious buoys: China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign devices at sea

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Mysterious buoys: China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign devices at sea

China’s top spy agency has called on the public to identify and report oceanic buoys that may be in use by a foreign military and could be used against submarines. Oceanic buoys are versatile marine observation devices mainly used to monitor oceanographic conditions, water quality and weather data. They play a critical role in maritime … Read more

China’s spy ministry vows foreign espionage crackdown after strategic metal smuggling case

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China’s spy ministry vows foreign espionage crackdown after strategic metal smuggling case

China’s top spy agency said a tip-off led investigators to crack a case of attempted smuggling of gallium – an essential component in military radar units that is subject to export controls – adding that it would continue to work to shut down theft of the country’s strategic minerals by “foreign espionage agencies”. The Ministry … Read more

China’s space programme targeted by ‘audacity’ of foreign agents, anti-spy agency warns

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China’s space programme targeted by ‘audacity’ of foreign agents, anti-spy agency warns

China’s top anti-espionage agency has warned that foreign agents have been attempting to steal information from the country’s space scientists, adding that it has stepped up its counter-intelligence efforts. In an article posted on its official account on WeChat on Wednesday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said some countries attempted to use “infiltration and … Read more

China spy agency warns of growing cybersecurity threats amid call for Intel review

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China spy agency warns of growing cybersecurity threats amid call for Intel review

China’s top spy agency has warned of state security threats following a Chinese cybersecurity group’s call for a review of Intel products sold on the mainland. “Cybersecurity threats and risks are becoming more pronounced, permeating various fields such as politics, economics, culture, society, ecology and national defence,” the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in … Read more

Beijing’s top anti-spy agency accuses Chinese married couple of spying for Britain and passing state secrets to MI6

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Beijing’s top anti-spy agency accuses Chinese married couple of spying for Britain and passing state secrets to MI6

Beijing’s top anti-espionage agency said it cracked a major espionage case involving a married Chinese couple who worked for the government while passing information to the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. It is the latest case announced by China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) amid a public campaign to counter espionage in the country, … Read more

China says it detained ‘foreign spy’ accused of passing secrets to Britain’s MI6

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China says it detained ‘foreign spy’ accused of passing secrets to Britain’s MI6

China’s top spy agency says it has detained a foreigner accused of gathering information for the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. It is the latest case revealed by the Ministry of State Security amid a public campaign to counter espionage in the country. The ministry said on its WeChat social media account on Monday … Read more