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China’s top spy agency has warned that careless installation and lax monitoring of the country’s surveillance camera networks could compromise national security. Photo: AFP

China’s anti-espionage agency warns spies could steal surveillance camera data

Ministry of State Security advises tightened management of nation’s vast camera network after receiving tip from citizen.

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Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

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Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges

US accuses China of vast cyber-espionage against telecoms

Hackers stole call records and compromised communications belonging to a ‘limited number’ of people in US government and politics.

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The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are working with potential hacking victims. Image: Shutterstock

Pentagon secrets leaker sentenced to 15 years in US prison

Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six criminal counts and said ‘I’m sorry for all of the harm’.

UK ex-soldier facing spying charge escaped from prison by hiding under truck

He was broke out of prison by using a sling made out of trousers from the prison kitchen to tie himself to the underside of a catering truck.

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China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign military buoys at sea

Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.

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China’s Ministry of State Security says foreign powers are repurposing observation buoys into covert spy instruments. Photo: Shutterstock

Germany arrests US citizen over accusations of spying for China

He had contacted Chinese government agencies, offered to send sensitive information from the US military to a Chinese intelligence service.

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Russia suspected of plotting to send US incendiary devices through air cargo

Poland flags alleged sabotage effort without naming Russia, as officials cite attempt to send incendiary devices via DHL.

Amid China concerns, US boosts scrutiny of land sales near military bases

The US Treasury has, however, rejected a push to retroactively apply the rule to a proposed battery plant by Chinese firm Gotion in Michigan.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a meeting in Washington in April. Photo: Reuters

Explainer | The heated US-China cable competition under the seas

Vital for data transmission and communications between continents, lines are vulnerable to sabotage and a stage for global power rivalry.

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A partially buried undersea cable. Image: Shutterstock

First South Korean held in China under expanded spy law

Indian minister authorised plots to target Sikh separatists in Canada, official alleges

Canada’s deputy foreign minister told a US-based newspaper that India’s Amit Shah was behind alleged campaign on Canadian soil.

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Editorial | Hong Kong’s civil servants get the app safety message

More secure services are needed for Hong Kong staff with the removal of unauthorised communication tools from work computers.

WhatsApp and other apps have been banned from the mobile phones of Hong Kong’s civil servants. Photo: Shutterstock

Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

Activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused India of silencing dissidents abroad, but did not elaborate on his claims of an alleged spy network.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a 56-year-old dual US-Canadian citizen, says India has a “spy network” in the US and Canada. Photo: Reuters

Chinese hackers collected audio from unnamed Trump campaign adviser: report

The Washington Post reported that the hackers intercepted calls and texts of Trump team adviser.

China accuses US of ‘disinformation’ hacking attempt report

Perpetrators are said to have tapped into Verizon’s network in bid to access devices used by the Republican nominee and his running mate.

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Concerned about China’s AI plans, US releases new strategy to harness such tech

Washington is ‘willing to engage in dialogue’ with China ‘to better understand risks and counter misperceptions’ about AI, says official.

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In the lead-up to the White House releasing a memo on AI, a senior official said that if national security agencies do not adopt AI technologies in appropriate ways, the US will be at “risk of a strategic surprise by our rivals, such as China”. Image: Shutterstock

China’s space programme under threat from spies, anti-espionage agency says

Ministry of State Security warns that foreign agents are targeting space scientists and researchers to steal information from China.

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TSMC challenges report US is probing whether it made chips for Huawei

Possible export-controls violation benefiting mainland-based tech titan hit by American sanctions could lead to penalties.

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Russia, China and Iran could stoke post-election violence: US intelligence

Foreign actors may also use cyberattacks and espionage to spread disinformation, promote confusion about the results and divide Americans.

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Supporters carry flags ahead of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Photo: AP

US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data

Proposal implements executive order that aims to keep foreign adversaries from accessing US data for cyberattacks, espionage and blackmail.

US Justice Department has proposed rules to protect federal government data or citizens’ personal data from getting into the hands of countries such as China, Iran and Russia. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

Germany opens Nato naval command centre on Baltic Sea

Commander Task Force Baltic will coordinate naval activities in the region’, provide Nato with ‘maritime situation picture around the clock’.

US charges ex-Indian spy service officer in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot

Vikash Yadav allegedly directed the attempted assassination scheme against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen.

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US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’

New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks past India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

Russia could be able to attack Nato by 2030: German intelligence

Russian armed forces are likely to be ‘capable of carrying out an attack against Nato by the end of the decade at the latest’.

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Nato summit attendees’ shadows cast on a wall decorated with the Nato logo and flags. Photo: AFP

Putin ordered Novichok attack, double agent Skripal tells UK Novichok inquiry

‘Putin makes all important decisions,’ said Skripal, who recovered after being poisoned. Dawn Sturgess died from exposure to the nerve agent.

Will arrest of Pogo ‘kingpin’ in the Philippines expose wider web of corruption?

Authorities say Lyu Dong established a ‘a network of scam farms’, including a Pogo facility in the town where Guo formerly served as mayor.

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9 September, 2024
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