All news on the topic: Espionage

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Growing threat: Russian spy network in Belgium
The Russian diplomat Dmitry Iordanidi, recalled by Russia from Belgium on suspicion of espionage, has been nominated for the post of head of the OSCE mission in Belgrade, the largest European security organization.
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UK ’lagging in national security’ as China ’might utilize’ DeepSeek AI for espionage in British cars
The UK has lagged behind the US and Europe in safeguarding top government officials from espionage, as artificial intelligence like DeepSeek could be utilized to gather sensitive data, according to LBC.
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been charged with espionage in Iran while traveling around the world
A British couple has been arrested in Iran on accusations of spying.
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Russian spy ship escorted away from critical cables in the Irish Sea
Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure
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Canada’s spy agency has stated that India is utilizing cyber technology to monitor Sikh separatists
CSE report says India is also stepping up cyber-attacks against Canada government networks
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Russia accuses six British diplomats of espionage
Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats it has accused of spying.
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A leading Russian physicist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for "state treason"
Sentencing of Alexander Shiplyuk is latest prison term for scientists working on military programmes
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Inquiry chief alarmed by MI5’s posthumous discovery of Stakeknife files
Release of intelligence year after death ‘casts doubt’ on security service’s previous claims about British spy in IRA accused of murders
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Russian spies sentenced in Slovenia after pleading guilty
Pair’s conviction could pave way for inclusion in any future prisoner exchange between Russia and west
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Moscow has accused a French researcher of espionage
Russia announced on Wednesday that a French NGO worker arrested last month in Moscow was accused of collecting military information that could compromise the security of the Russian Federation.
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Policing minister’s wife reported to CPS over allegations of corporate espionage
Elizabeth Philp denies allegations that she used trade secrets gained from former employer
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Spies working for Russia disappear in Poland following release from custody
According to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, three saboteurs convicted of taking part in a Russian plan to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and to disrupt transportation networks in Poland vanished after being sentenced by a Lublin court in Dec. 2023.
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EU diplomat Johan Floderus released by Iran in a prisoner swap
In exchange for Floderus, Sweden has agreed to release Iranian former prison official Hamid Nouri.
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Dangerous liaisons: New details emerge of Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka’s espionage for Russia
Accused of working with the Russian security services, Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka mockingly donned sunglasses at a press conference — as if in a spy movie.
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The assistant: Was Tatjana Ždanoka’s European Parliamentary aide selected by her FSB handler?
In January, The Insider and its investigative partners revealed that long-time Member of the European Parliament Tatjana Ždanoka had been reporting to her FSB handlers in Moscow over a period from at least 2004 to 2017.
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Research and espionage: an institute staffed by Russian intelligence officers is recruiting students and scientists abroad
Following a series of high-profile failures and mass expulsions of uniformed “diplomats,” Russian intelligence has turned to more subtle methods, including leveraging scientific organizations with international ties.
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Putin’s spies caught working at Nato HQ in humiliating intelligence breach. They’ve been active in Europe for years
It comes after Ukraine warned Germany is ’riddled with Russian spies’
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