British counter-terror police arrested two men and a woman in southeast England on suspicion of spying for Russia, the Metropolitan Police said on Thursday. “All three were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act,” police said in a statement, adding that the individuals were…
The report, compiled by the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre, alongside the Department of Education and other federal bodies, was published online on Monday, and said: “The Chinese Communist Party and Chinese intelligence services represent the broadest, most active, and persistent espionage threat to the US. It also remains the top threat to US technology…
BERLIN — An American man who worked at a U.S. military facility in Germany and allegedly offered to supply sensitive information to China has been indicted on espionage charges, German prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, identified only as Martin D. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Frankfurt in early November. In an…
An active-duty U.S. Navy sailor was convicted of espionage by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to a Department of Justice press release. Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jinchao Wei, 25, who was stationed at Naval Base San Diego, sold Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000 over the course of 18 months. “The…
New Zealand’s spy service warned Thursday that China is the most active power engaging in foreign interference in the country, sparking a sharp rebuke from Beijing. New Zealand faces the “most challenging national security environment of recent times”, the country’s intelligence agency said in an annual risk assessment. Key drivers of the deteriorating threat environment…
An engineer pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing military trade secrets from a Southern California defense contractor. Newsweek contacted the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., for comment by email outside office hours. Why It Matters The plea comes amid heightened mistrust of China among U.S. officials, fueled by the East Asian rival’s state-linked hacking operations,…
A number of suspects involved in strategic mineral smuggling had been arrested, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, while pledging stronger enforcement of export controls to prevent illegal shipments and technology transfers for military use. The Ministry of Commerce statement came during a high-level export-control meeting in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region – an…
BEIJING (AP) — A Japanese business person was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, according to the Japanese embassy in Beijing. The embassy did not identify the man, who has been detained since March 2023. Japan’s Kyodo News Agency described him as a man in his…
Astellas Pharma employee sentenced to three and a half years in prison, Japan’s embassy in Beijing says. A Japanese businessman has been sentenced to three and a half years in China for espionage, Japan’s embassy in Beijing has said. The man, described by Japan’s Kyodo News Agency as an employee of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc….
The FBI has accused the pair of working on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security to gather naval intelligence. The United States Department of Justice has charged two Chinese citizens for spying and trying to recruit from within the country’s military ranks. According to Tuesday’s statement, Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren “Ryan” Lai, 39,…