Former Google software engineer faces charges of stealing AI secrets for Chinese firms
Feb 07, 2025, at 06:45 pm
A former Google software engineer is facing indictment and espionage charges for stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets with the aim of benefiting two Chinese firms for which he was secretly working.
UK, Germany detain suspected Chinese spies
Apr 23, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Three people have been arrested in Germany over suspicion of spying for China, media reports said.
ByteDance helped China spy on Hong Kong activists using TikTok data, accuses former employee
Jun 08, 2023, at 03:49 am
ByteDance, the owner of video-sharing platform TikTok, allowed the Chinese government access to the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters, enabling it to track and monitor them, a former employee has alleged.
Iran court pronounces ex-official guilty of 'spying for Britain'; sentences to death
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Tehran: Iran's judiciary handed down a death sentence to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country.
Oct 26, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Washington: In three separate cases in the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Justice Department has charged 13 individuals, including members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC.
German academic's wife charged with spying for Beijing
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:49 am
Frankfurt: A German academic's wife has been charged with spying for China for nearly a decade, media reports said quoting German prosecutors .
China is using Huawei-made cameras to spy on African Union Headquarters
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:49 pm
A report has emerged alleging that Chinese hackers had been obtaining security camera footage from inside the African Union (AU) headquarters building in Ethiopia which is an indication of Beijing’s objectives in the resource rich continent.
Australian writer charged with spying in China after almost 2 years in custody: Reports
Oct 10, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Chinese-born Australian writer and pro-democracy political commentator Yang Hengjun has been formally charged with espionage in China after nearly two years of detention, ABC reported.
France investigates senior military officer suspected spying for Russia
Aug 31, 2020, at 03:39 am
Paris/Sputnik: An investigation has been launched into a senior French military officer over a "security breach," French Defense Minister Florence Parly told Europe 1 radio broadcaster on Sunday amid reports the officer had passed classified information to Russia.
Ex-CIA officer charged with spying for China - Justice Dept
Aug 18, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US prosecutors have charged a former Central intelligence Agency (CIA) officer with spying for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said in a press release.
Jul 25, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Washington: Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme to lie about their status as members of the People’s Republic of China’s military forces, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), while in the United States conducting research, the country's Department of Justice said.
China engaged in illegal spying for years, alleges US official
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Washington: The United States has said that China is engaged in a massive illegal spying and influencing operations against US government officials and even the citizens of the country.
Russia spotted 21 foreign spy jets close to national airspace over past week - Reports
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Armed Forces detected 21 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday.
Russia detains US citizen on suspicion of espionage
Dec 31, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Moscow, Dec 31 (IBNS): Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained a US citizen over suspicion of espionage from country's Moscow city, media reports said on Monday.
China warns Taiwan against spying; TV show details latter's plan
Sep 19, 2018, at 12:25 pm
Beijing/Taipei, Sept 19 (IBNS): Beijing has warned Taiwan against spying, as a television show in China detailed plans made by the latter.