Spying

Former German top spy placed under formal arrest, amid espionage, treason claims

Police officers leaving the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Oct 7, following the detention of former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning.

Ex-German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason

Former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning has been detained on suspicion of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, Bild newspaper reported on Oct 6.

US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan leader’s son

A California woman, Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, being taken by the FBI in Los Angeles on Oct 4.

Britain accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research

Police officers guarding the Chinese Embassy in London. Britain’s MI5 security service issued an “Espionage Alert” on Sept 30 over China’s activities in the UK.

South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect amid push to protect chip technology

Weapons, spying and cyber operations: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse

Anthropic’s Claude AI models were used by various actors for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fraud.

South Korea ramps up spy law to protect chip secrets from China

Government and industry reports have sounded the alarm that China may overtake South Korea in terms of chips prowess, which has become central to the latter’s economy.

Belgium detains Chinese man on suspicion of semiconductor espionage

The man was suspected of simultaneously acting as a director of a Chinese company that made the same kind of chips as Belgian microchip maker Belgan.

Australia’s scrapping of university deals with China prompts security debate

The Australian government abruptly terminated a collaboration between the Australian National University in Canberra and Shandong University in China.

COSCO’s global fleet doubles as Beijing spy network, US says

US officials say China, through COSCO, is gathering intel on advances in military communications and encryption technologies.

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