In an unprecedented move, the CIA has begun rolling out Mandarin-language videos across social media platforms, calling on Chinese citizens to confidentially disclose sensitive information regarding their government. This initiative, equipped with comprehensive guidelines on how to communicate securely, builds on a previous campaign launched last year, reflecting the rising strain in US-China relations. The […]
A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea has offered one of the clearest glimpses yet into how tightly the state controls language, information and private behaviour. Obtained by the BBC in late 2024 through defector networks and analysed by technology specialists, the device shows a level of surveillance and ideological enforcement built directly into everyday […]
A resurfaced interview with former CIA Director John Brennan has gone viral after he described how CIA instructors used financial leverage to pressure foreign agents into continued espionage. Brennan recalled being told during training that reminding agents of money they had accepted from the agency, often at the point of recruitment, could be used to […]
Nalin Haley, son of former US ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, has called for strict limits on international students entering American universities, warning that some may be acting as “spies for foreign governments.”Speaking in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, the 24-year-old Indian-origin argued that the United States must prioritise native-born Americans as […]
Representative Image (AI) THE HAGUE: A previously unknown Russian hacking group known as “Laundry Bear” was behind attacks last year on Dutch police, intelligence services in the Netherlands said Tuesday, with sensitive work-related data stolen.The attack last September was part of a wider campaign by the Russian hackers against Western and Nato targets, according to […]
For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case. […]
