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…
A national security trial in Britain that thrust the role of Hong Kong’s overseas trade promotion offices into the global spotlight has heard the defendant deny he was spying on prominent activists from the city and UK politicians on behalf of China. Two years after his arrest, Bill Yuen Chung-biu took to the witness box…
Published: Nov. 7, 2025 at 1:16 p.m. ET The S&P 500 SPX, after having gapped to all-time highs a little more than a week ago, is now in a modest (so far) corrective mode. SPX has now closed both of the gaps that were in place in late October and has closed below the first support…
China and Russia have deployed attractive women to the United States to seduce unwitting Silicon Valley tech executives as part of a “sex warfare” operation aimed at stealing American technology secrets, according to a report. Industry insiders told The Times of London that they have been approached by would-be honeypots — some of whom have…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Let’s begin with a difficult truth: the Shiller PE ratio of the S&P 500…
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…
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,…