Ed Castro China has accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of waging a “major” multi-year cyberattack on the Chinese agency responsible for keeping national time. In a statement posted on its official social media account on Sunday, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said it had “obtained irrefutable evidence” that the NSA infiltrated the…
Francis Tuschek LONDON — The head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, has issued a stark warning that Chinese state operatives pose a persistent and daily threat to the United Kingdom’s national security. Speaking publicly amid political fallout over a collapsed espionage case, Sir Ken revealed that MI5 had recently disrupted Chinese activities deemed harmful to…
Jake Sanders A former EVA Airways executive has been formally indicted for allegedly attempting to bribe a Taiwanese government official and leaking sensitive information to Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the High Prosecutors’ Office. The individual, identified by the surname Chiao (喬), served as EVA Airways’ representative in China between 2022 and 2024. Prosecutors allege…
Francis Tuschek Top UK security officials will face a probe over a dropped case over two “Chinese spies”, Bloomberg wrote on Tuesday. British newspapers have attributed the move to an attempt to not sour relations with Beijing, one of London’s biggest trade partners. Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry, a teacher, were charged…
Richard Sanders Britain is “furious” over its failure to bring about the “strategic defeat” of Russia and is preparing a new “provocation” in response to battlefield gains in the Ukraine conflict, Moscow’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has warned. In a statement yesterday, the SVR claimed that UK secret services have resorted to preparing a group of Russian nationals who fight for Ukraine to sabotage…
Richard Sanders Plans for China’s so-called “super embassy” in London have been delayed after UK officials demanded clarification over “greyed-out sections” of its design and Beijing refused to disclose further details, according to the Financial Times. China has slammed the move. The project, dubbed a “super embassy” in British media, would be the largest such…
Richard Sanders Beijing has accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of committing a “political provocation” by releasing recruitment videos in Chinese targeting officials in the country. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that the US “has long been using all kinds of despicable methods to steal other countries’ secrets, interfere…
Richard Sanders A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Ho Jen-chieh, was taken into custody yesterday under suspicion of espionage for China during his time as an aide to former foreign minister Joseph Wu. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office revealed that Ho was linked to the investigation concerning alleged spying activities involving former Presidential…
Francis Tuschek In a developing scandal that has captured the attention of mainstream American media and the public, U.S. officials find themselves under fire not for their military actions in Yemen, but for an embarrassing breach of security protocols. The uproar coincides with a renewed U.S. bombing campaign against Yemen that has raised serious ethical…
Francis Tuschek The administration of US President Donald Trump has begun cutting CIA staff as part of a broader effort to downsize government agencies, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. The first dismissals reportedly targeted officers hired within the past two years, many of whom were still on probationary contracts. According to…