Espionage
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
Middle East
April 2, 2019
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC…
China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security
World
January 25, 2019
China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are holding an Australian writer, who used to be a Chinese citizen, on suspicion of…
German firms warned about Chinese hacking: report
World
December 19, 2018
German firms warned about Chinese hacking: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Office for Information Security (BSI) has issued warnings to several German firms named by the United…
Shipment of aerial drones, wireless devices seized in Suez
Egypt
December 12, 2018
Shipment of aerial drones, wireless devices seized in Suez
The Ain Sokhna Customs Administration in Suez, Egypt, seized a shipment of aerial drones and potential espionage equipment arriving from…
Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
World
November 4, 2018
Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud…
Cairo Airport seizes espionage gear flown from UAE, France
Egypt
September 14, 2018
Cairo Airport seizes espionage gear flown from UAE, France
Customs officials of the Cargo Terminal at Cairo International Airport halted two attempts to ship espionage equipment into Egypt, including…
Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital
World
April 10, 2018
Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital
The poisoned daughter of a Russian ex-spy has been released from hospital after recovering from a nerve agent attack. She…
Britain shared ‘unprecedented’ intelligence over spy attack
World
March 28, 2018
Britain shared ‘unprecedented’ intelligence over spy attack
Britain shared “unprecedented levels” of intelligence about a spy poisoning it blamed on Moscow, which has led at least 25…
Russian FM threatens to ‘hit back’ at Britain over spy poisoning
World
March 21, 2018
Russian FM threatens to ‘hit back’ at Britain over spy poisoning
Russia’s foreign minister threatened Wednesday to retaliate against Britain for “anti-Russian measures”, with the two countries at loggerheads over the…
Russia will expel British diplomats in poisoning standoff
World
March 16, 2018
Russia will expel British diplomats in poisoning standoff
Russia will expel British diplomats in a worsening global standoff over a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy — but…