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,…
BEIJING , March 9, 2020 — March 6, 2020 shows a trader working at the New York Stock Exchange … More reflects concerns for a possible all-out oil price war and economic slowdown. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images It was another rough week for the stock market as the…
The Philippines has arrested three people on suspicion of espionage after they were caught with intelligence related to military installations and other sensitive sites, allegedly collected from a vehicle. Newsweek contacted the Chinese foreign ministry and the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) with emailed requests for comment. Why It Matters The case comes amid…
The Duke of York and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have pulled out of plans to join the royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day after the duke was named as an associate of an alleged Chinese spy. Palace insiders told The Times that Prince Andrew, 64, should “do the decent thing” and stay away…
Serbian officials installed homegrown spyware on the phones of dozens of journalists and activists, Amnesty International said in a report released on Monday, citing digital forensic evidence and testimony from activists who said they were hacked in recent months. In two cases, software provided by Israeli surveillance company Cellebrite DI Ltd CLBT.O was used…
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank last week released a report detailing facilities in Cuba that it says may be being used by China to gather signals intelligence (SIGINT) on the United States. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzed nearly a dozen “sites of interest” in Cuba and last week released a report…
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 06: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President … [+] Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald…
The Charging Bull statue is shown in New York’s financial district, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. More … [+] sharp declines for big tech stocks are dragging Wall Street toward a third straight loss on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved When stock markets closed higher in August many on…