A George Cross recipient and former Royal Marine has reportedly been held in Dubai after being accused of spying. Former Lance Corporal Matt Croucher was arrested on 4 November, The Times newspaper said. The 40-year-old from Solihull, West Midlands, was…
German spying: Suspected Russian spies held over sabotage plot
Two alleged spies suspected of planning to sabotage German military aid for Ukraine have been arrested in the southern German state of Bavaria. The two men, described as dual German-Russian nationals, were detained in Bayreuth on suspicion of spying for…
British documentary alleges China influences universities, spies on Hong Kongers in UK
A BBC Channel 4 documentary, “Secrets and Power: China in the UK,” claims the Chinese government is interfering with academic freedom and spying on Hong Kong activists in the United Kingdom. The 49-minute film released Wednesday alleges that the University…
Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia appear in London court
Five Bulgarian nationals have appeared in a London court accused of spying for Russia in collaboration with the former executive of the collapsed German company Wirecard, who is wanted by Interpol. Orlin Roussev, 45, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Katrin Ivanova, 31,…
US federal contractor charged with espionage for sharing classified intel with foreign spy
A government contractor with the State and Justice departments who had top security clearance was charged Thursday with aiding a foreign government spy. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized US citizen from Ethiopia, is accused of using his positions as…
Former FBI agent who spied for Soviet Union dies in US jail
Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent turned spy whom the bureau describes as the most damaging in its history, was found dead in his prison cell, United States authorities have said. Hanssen, 79, was sentenced in 2002 to life in…
Microsoft: Chinese hackers hit key US bases on Guam
Chinese hackers used “stealthy” malware to attack critical infrastructure on American military bases in Guam, say Microsoft and Western spy agencies. Experts say it’s one of the largest known cyber espionage campaigns against the US. A key US military outpost,…
China announces detention of Japanese national on suspicion of espionage activities
China has said it was detaining a Japanese national on suspicion of espionage, after Tokyo urged Beijing to release one of its citizens. “Relevant Chinese authorities took criminal coercive measures this month against a Japanese citizen, in accordance with the…
US Envoy visits 3 US citizens jailed in China, official says
Chinese American citizen Kai Li, jailed in China on spying charges that he denies, received a rare in-person visit last week from the U.S. ambassador to Beijing and urged the U.S. government to continue to work for his release, Li’s…
Photo of Chinese balloon captured by U2 spy plane
The Pentagon has released a photograph of a U2 spy plane soaring over the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it transited the mainland United States earlier this month, providing a new glimpse of the information US officials gathered about the…