All news on the topic: Spying and espionage

Britain’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat in a reciprocal move after Russia last month expelled a British embassy official in Moscow and accused him of economic espionage.

Vladimir Putin is actively seeking young female spies as the desperate leader aims to recruit new agents.

Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency infiltrated thousands of Internet routers in homes and offices worldwide, secretly monitoring email traffic, website log-ins, and passwords for months, according to authorities.

A Royal Navy captain in charge of one of Britain’s nuclear-armed submarines stepped back from his duties over his relationship with the MP Joani Reid, whose husband faces allegations of spying for China.

Russia has informed a diplomat at the British Embassy in Moscow to leave within two weeks after authorities accused him of ‘subversive intelligence activities’.

Spies for hostile states, including Iran, will face longer prison sentences under new sentencing laws that take effect on Sunday.

A Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia’s FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.

Polish prosecutors are seeking to charge Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro with misusing public funds and purchasing Israeli spyware Pegasus, allegedly to target opposition politicians.

For Christopher Cash, it was a job he loved. The young parliamentary researcher, then in his late twenties, was a China specialist who worked in turn for two influential backbenchers, Tom Tugendhat and Alicia Kearns.

The director of public prosecutions is facing mounting pressure to further explain the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for China.

The MI5 director has voiced his frustration over the trial involving two alleged Chinese spies after the high-profile case was abandoned last month.

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos

A former assistant to far-right Alternative for Germany politician Maximilian Krah faces trial in Dresden Tuesday over alleged China espionage.

Prosecutor says Howard Phillips provided information on the then defense secretary, Grant Shapps, for ‘easy money’.

Britain’s spy chiefs had to initiate one of the most sensitive and risky investigations since the Cold War due to concerns that a senior officer at the foreign intelligence service MI6 was a double agent for Russia.

Argentina’s State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) has uncovered a foreign influence operation carried out by a group of Russians residing in the country, in collaboration with Argentine citizens.

For more than ten years, ’Pravfond’ has been offering legal assistance to Russians worldwide. Internal emails obtained by journalists reveal how it worked together with spies, financed propaganda initiatives, and established points of influence along the way.

Six Bulgarians have been imprisoned after being found guilty of espionage for Russia, with the leader Orlin Roussev managing the operations from a dilapidated guesthouse on the east coast of England.

A BBC News investigation has discovered that three Bulgarians, who were convicted of espionage for Russia, had previously attended an event at the Palace of Westminster.

Budapest has been under EU scrutiny for its use of spyware against the opposition and civil society in recent years.

Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.

Released court statement indicates that the alleged Chinese spy assisted in drafting private letters to the Chinese president.

A spy who managed to escape from prison by strapping himself to the bottom of a lorry has reportedly been relocated to a high-security jail - and was given a hero’s welcome.

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.