The Drone Front

    Cameras in British Special Ops Drone Boats Found Sending Data to China

    Cameras aboard the Royal Navy’s unmanned surface vessels (USVs) were found transmitting data back to China, prompting the UK Ministry of Defence to sever all internet access to the fleet. A routine cyber assessment revealed that the devices in the 12-million-pound ($16.2-million) K3 Scout drone fleet used by the Royal Navy’s Special Boat Service were…

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    A man believed to be a suspected Chinese spy is taken to the Federal Court of Justice to be presented for arrest in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 20 May 2026.

      China’s Spies Surge Worldwide, but Some are Getting Caught

      The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “flooding the zone” with spies as Beijng seeks political and economic advantage over the United States and a West that it perceives as weakening, experts have told Newsweek. But some of the spies are being caught, as nations push back against Beijing’s vast operations, too. Nearly every week brings…

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      A round, black surveillance camera is pictured to the right of a Chinese flag.

        Chinese spies using LinkedIn to steal secrets from recruits, Five Eyes warns

        Australia and its partners in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have issued a rare joint notice warning about Chinese spies aggressively using LinkedIn and other job platforms to “lure” recruits with access to sensitive information. “China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly wide array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to target…

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        Sen. Mark Warner on a Chinese tech threat that will be bigger than Huawei

          UK spy chief warns of rising Russia, China threat to the West

          Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, pictured during CYBERUK 2024 on May 14, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Matthew Horwood for CYBERUK | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain and its allies have a “narrowing window” to keep ahead of security risks posed by China, Russia and other adversaries, the U.K.’s top intelligence agent will warn…

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            How Canada-China ties got to where they are today

            BEIJING (AP) — Canada, under Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, was among the first Western nations to recognize the communist government in China, nearly a decade ahead of the United States. A half-century later, relations soured under Trudeau’s son, Justin. His successor, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Beijing this week in an attempt…

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            Chinese "Mega-Embassy" in NATO nation’s capital nearing approval

              Chinese “Mega-Embassy” in NATO nation’s capital nearing approval

              China’s “mega embassy” planned for London could act as Beijing’s “interference hub” for the whole of Europe, a group opposing the plan has told Newsweek.  The proposed mission would consolidate seven Chinese diplomatic sites around London, and while the embassy has faced delays and not yet been approved, it could get the green light in January, it has been reported  The Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) executive director, Luke de Pulford, told Newsweek on Thursday that the site “poses unacceptable risks” regarding security and espionage. …

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              MI5 warns U.K. lawmakers of Chinese espionage efforts on LinkedIn

              MI5 warns U.K. lawmakers of Chinese espionage efforts on LinkedIn

              LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency warned U.K. lawmakers Tuesday that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to “recruit and cultivate” them via headhunters or cover companies. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf…

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              Bessent will meet Chinese officials in Spain for trade and TikTok talks

              UK warns lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn

              LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were “actively” reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese…

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