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
Air fryers have quickly become a staple in many kitchens, lauded as a healthier, efficient way to prepare meals. But a recent investigation from consumer watchdog Which? has raised unsettling concerns about some smart air fryers potentially collecting and transmitting personal data, even recording conversations, and sending that data to China. This new research is … Read more
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
Der „Herbst der Entscheidung“ scheint immer mehr zur Entscheidung zu werden, ob die FDP womöglich wirklich aus der Ampel aussteigt. Passieren könnte das noch vor den finalen Haushaltsverhandlungen, und inzwischen kochen die wildesten Spekulationen hoch, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt dafür sein könnte. Welche Ultimaten die FDP ihren Partnern jetzt stellen will und was die US-Wahl … Read more
Ukraine arrested a man for allegedly spying for Russia while impersonating a United Nations volunteer on the front lines, Kyiv’s security service said Monday. “Disguising himself as a volunteer, the traitor spied on the locations of the Defense Forces [toward] Pokrovsk, where the highest concentration of enemy attacks has been recorded so far,” Ukraine’s Security … Read more
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
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer brushed off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats Friday as they met to discuss Ukraine’s pleas to use British-supplied missiles against targets on Russian soil. Asked what he made of Putin saying such an act would put NATO countries “at war with Russia,” … Read more
The Russian security service FSB said in a statement that Russian authorities received “documentary materials confirming London’s coordination of the escalation of the international military-political situation.” According to the FSB, the documents show that the six diplomats who worked in the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow took actions that showed signs of … Read more
China’s top spy and anti-espionage agency says it has cracked the case of a Chinese company helping an overseas client gather data about Chinese railways and jailed those who leaked the data. It is the first known case since September 2021, when Beijing’s Data Security Law became effective, of collected data being identified as intelligence. … Read more
ICEYE is a small company — founded in 2014 and with only about $100 million in revenue last year, but it owns a network of more than 30 small surveillance satellites — each weighing less than 100 kilograms. Rafał Modrzewski, the CEO of ICEYE, said that an example of what not to do was the … Read more
