American Journalist Evan Gershkovich To Be Tried On Trumped-Up Spying Charges By Russian Regime
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia for espionage charges largely believed to be baseless after prosecutors approved an indictment, NBC News reported Thursday. Russian authorities arrested Gershkovich in March 2023, accusing him of spying for the CIA. The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the notion that Gershkovich is a foreign […]
China Accuses Britain’s MI6 Spy Agency of Spying
AFP — China on Monday accused Britain’s secret intelligence service (MI6) of recruiting a married couple working for the central government as spies for the UK, the latest in months of rife mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and the West. China’s Ministry of State Security said in an official WeChat post that MI6 operatives had […]
Former CIA Agent Pleads Guilty to Spying for China
A Hong Kong-born former CIA officer has pleaded guilty to spying for China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Announced Friday. Alexander Yuk Chin Ma, 71, and his Shanghai-born co-conspirators were both naturalized citizens who had worked for the CIA decades ago. His unnamed relatives, Mentioned He served at the bureau from 1967 to 1983, […]
Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China
A former CIA Officer pleaded guilty Friday to espionage charges in a federal courtroom in Honolulu, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a 72-year-old former CIA officer and FBI contract linguist, pleaded guilty to espionage charges and admitted to spying for China over a decade, according to AP. This guilty plea follows […]
Can we trust Signal to keep out government spying?
In City Journal, conservative activist and author Chris Rufo aim We asked the leadership of secure messaging app Signal, “Has the integrity of the encrypted messaging application been compromised by the Chairman of the Board?” This article follows a recent line of criticism. struggled NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who serves as Signal Foundation Board Chair, […]
UK Arrests Three Men Accused of Spying for China-Controlled Hong Kong
LONDON (AP) – British police have charged three men with aiding Hong Kong intelligence, amid growing concerns that a hostile state is trying to interfere in Britain’s democracy and economic life. The three were among 11 people arrested by counter-terrorism police in Yorkshire and London earlier this month, using new legislation that allows suspects in […]
Hamas Ran Stasi-like Secret Police Spying On Gazans’ Personal Lives
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, which brutally attacked Israel on October 7, ran a secret police agency that monitored the personal lives of Gaza residents in a style reminiscent of the Stasi, the notorious East German spy agency. of new york times The story was told on Monday using documents the Israeli military said it […]
3 Germans arrested after allegedly spying for China, transferring info on potential military tech
In Germany, three German nationals were arrested on suspicion of espionage and illegally transferring technology that could have military use to China. The suspects are suspected of working for Chinese intelligence agencies before June 2022 and violating German export laws by exporting special lasers without permission. One of the suspects is said to have obtained […]
Lawmakers reauthorize US spying law that critics claim expands the government’s surveillance of Americans
Lawmakers recently passed a bill to authorize and expand it early Saturday morning. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Article 702. The controversial bill would allow the government to collect communications of foreign nationals by accessing records from phone and technology providers. tech crunch. The bill passed with a vote of 60 to 34. But critics have […]
Here Are The 30 GOP Senators Who Voted To Reauthorize Warrantless Spying Tool
On Saturday, 30 Republican senators voted in favor of reauthorizing the controversial warrantless spying tool. Bill to reauthorize Section 702 passed 60-34 Vote After six amendments were rejected. Support and opposition cut across party lines, with 17 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) joining 18 Republicans in voting against the move, while Republican Sen. […]