Spying

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.

Russia’s foreign spy chief confirms he held talks with CIA director in Moscow

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service director Sergey Naryshkin said the fact that they had met was nothing unusual.

China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false

China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner, with two-way trade reaching record levels in recent years.

Chinese state-linked observatory sought New Zealand site, spy agency says

NZSIS said China’s intelligence services were the most active espionage threat it faced.

German Cabinet approves plan to grant more powers to spy services

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attending a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting on the reform of intelligence agency legislation, in Berlin on Aug 12.

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