In Egypt, The Supreme State Security Criminal Court sentenced an Al-Azhar professor to 15 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 (Egyptian Pound) while sentencing five others to life in prison with a 500,000 fine each, on charges of espionage for Iran. The computer used by the defendants was confiscated and placed under the … More Cairo Court Sentences 6 on Charges of Espionage for Iran
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to communicate, deliver and transmit national defense information to the People’s Republic of China. According to court documents, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54, left the CIA in 2007 and began residing in Hong Kong. In April 2010, two Chinese intelligence officers (IOs) … More Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Espionage
MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. The Moscow City Court found Norwegian citizen Frode Berg guilty of spying against Russia, sentencing him to 14 years in a maximum-security prison, a TASS correspondent reported from the courtroom on Tuesday. “The court finds defendant Frode Berg guilty of committing a crime under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Court … More Moscow Court Sentences Norwegian Citizen To 14 Years In Jail For Spying Against Russia
A new book, Client Confidential written by a former British army intelligence officer Seán Hartnett (pseudonym) claims that the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) was so worried about media leaks they employed him to search for bugs in their Dublin headquarters. He claims that the fear was triggered after the contents were reported “almost word for … More Book Claims Irish Rubgy Employed Ex British Spy to Search for Bugs
According to the French Newspaper Le Figaro, thousands of employees of the French civil services have been “approached” by China, through professional social networks, such as LinkedIn Le Figaro claims that officers of DGIS (Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure) and DGSE (Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure) have uncovered massive looting of sensitive data by … More Chinese Target French Companies Through Social Networks
According to a recent article in the South China Morning Post, Taiwan has arrested a Naval Offer for allegedly stealing classified information whilst serving on the Chen De La Fayette Frigate (FFG-1208) between July 2011 and June 2018 in what is thought to be an espionage case. Master Petty Officer Hung, is accused of illegally copying … More Taiwan Naval Officer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Classified Information
The chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Interior Affairs, Senator Rehman Malik, is investigating reports of espionage gadgets being installed in the Constitution Avenue and diplomatic areas. The chairman has given the Interior Ministry 10 days to submit a report over the warning, which was issued by the National Telecom and Information Technology Security … More Senate sets Agencies To Trace Spying Gadgets in Islamabad
Chinese telecom giant looks to neighbouring region to roll out 5G networks US, Australia and others have blocked due to national security concerns The Asia Times reported yesterday, that when Australia banned China’s Huawei from supplying equipment to its planned 5G mobile network for reasons of national security, it resurrected stubborn questions about whether Chinese tech … More Spying Risks Mix for Huawei in SE Asia
Switzerland has triggered a diplomatic row with Moscow by summoning the Russian ambassador and demanding an immediate stop to espionage activity in its territory after Russian spies targeted a Swiss laboratory. According to the Financial Times, Sergei Garmonin, Moscow’s ambassador in Bern, was called to the Swiss foreign ministry in protest after Russian spies reportedly … More Swiss Call in Russian Envoy to Protest Over Spying
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer was arrested last night, (15.01.2018) on charges of unlawful retention of national defense information. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, aka “Zhen Cheng Li”, 53, was arrested after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. Lee, who is a naturalized United States citizen, currently resides in … More Former CIA Officer Arrested for Retaining Classified Information
