The spy next door: Decrypting China's Ministry of State Security, the world’s largest and most secretive intelligence agency

The spy next door: Decrypting China’s Ministry of State Security, the world’s largest and most secretive intelligence agency

In June 2020, India and China were engaged in a skirmish along their 3,488-km border. Just four months later, around 10 in the morning on October 12, power went off in Mumbai. It was a Monday, and the outage crippled India’s city of dreams—millions were affected as mobile networks and public transport, including local trains,…

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Mainland China names 4 Taiwanese in cyberattack, fake news accusations online

Mainland China names 4 Taiwanese in cyberattack, fake news accusations online

Beijing’s top spy agency has accused four members of the Taiwanese defence ministry’s Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM) of conducting cyberattacks against the Chinese mainland and churning out fake news. In a social media post on Monday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) published the names and photographs of the leaders and staff…

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China’s anti-spy agency urges travellers to protect state secrets during holiday trips

China’s anti-spy agency urges travellers to protect state secrets during holiday trips

China’s top anti-espionage agency has reminded Chinese tourists to stay vigilant about attempts by foreign intelligence agencies to gather sensitive information from them when they travel abroad during the festive season. The reminder from the Ministry of State Security came just days before Lunar New Year celebrations begin. The holiday, also known as Spring Festival,…

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China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

China’s top intelligence agency has warned that open-source information poses threats to national security by making sensitive data vulnerable to exploitation by foreign spies. Sensitive data that is not properly declassified or assessed for risks can be publicly spread online and “become an important source of open-source intelligence” for overseas spy agencies, the Ministry of…

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