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Ex-Navy Sailor Gets 17 Years For Selling Ship Secrets To China
A former U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for selling classified information about the handling of sensitive material aboard Navy ships to a Chinese intelligence officer. The ...
Ukraine Spy Agency Predicts Kremlin Will Soon Conduct Mass Casualty Op, Killing Civilians
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has issued a warning predicting that the Kremlin is preparing for mass casualty operations targeting civilians in anticipation of strategic developments. This war...
Former US sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling ship intel to China
A former US sailor, Wei, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for providing sensitive information about the USS Essex aircraft carrier to the Chinese government over an 18-month period. This inclu...
Former US sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling ship intel to China
A former USS Essex sailor has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by a federal court for his role in selling classified naval information to Chinese intelligence over an 18-month period. The sailor, ...
Former US sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling ship intel to China
A former US sailor named Wei was sentenced to 16 years in prison for providing sensitive information about the USS Essex, including photographs and videos of the ship, details on its weapon systems, a...
Former US Navy sailor jailed for 16 years for selling ship secrets to Chinese contact
A former US Navy sailor, Jinchao Wei, was sentenced to 200 months in prison by a federal judge in San Diego after being convicted of espionage and selling technical manuals and operating systems relat...
Finnish Authorities Seize Russian Cargo Ship Over Suspicion of Submarine Communications Cable Tampering
The Finnish coastguard has detained a Russian cargo vessel on suspicion of interfering with undersea telecommunication cables located in the Baltic Sea near Finland's coastline. The incident involves ...
Russia makes ‘proposal’ to France over jailed NGO researcher Vinatier
The Kremlin announced that Russia has proposed an offer to France concerning Francoise Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia for allegedly failing to register as a foreign a...
Mistrial in case of ex-top aide to New York Governor charged with working as China agent
A mistrial has been declared in the case of Linda Sun, former New York state official, who was accused of working as an agent for China and violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The jury coul...
Iran executes student convicted of spying for Mossad
A 27-year-old Iranian architecture student named Aghil Keshavarz was executed on Saturday morning after being accused of espionage for the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. He had been arrested ear...
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, judiciary's news outlet says
Reuters reports that Iran has executed an individual convicted of espionage for Israel and connections with Iranian opposition groups, according to Mizan news agency of the judiciary. This execution i...
Spies, Drones and Blowtorches: How the US Captured Maduro
This article details a covert operation where US intelligence agents allegedly used advanced technology like drones along with unconventional tools such as hairdryers to rescue an American operative n...
Russia handed over wreckage of drone to US; Whether attack on Putin's residence was an attempt or not
Russian officials have reportedly transferred remnants of a suspected reconnaissance drone to United States authorities, amid speculation about the intent behind its flight near President Vladimir Put...
The Tailor of Panama
This Italian film from 2001, based on John le Carré's novel of the same name, delves into espionage and international intrigue with a protagonist who works at the US embassy in Panama....
CIA Does Not Confirm Reports of Ukrainian Attack on Putin's Residence
The Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA has not confirmed details about alleged attacks on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence by Ukrainian forces....
Chinese researchers show how 1 word could allow spies to take control of a robot army
Researchers have warned that robots could be controlled by spies through a single spoken command. This vulnerability exposes the risk of disruptive behavior spreading between robots, potentially leadi...
Philippines Scrambles To Shield Vital Undersea Cables From Spies
The Philippines has submarine cables that serve as crucial links connecting Southeast Asia with the United States, India, and Hong Kong. There is growing concern over protecting these vital undersea c...
Sweden summons Iranian ambassador over dual national sentence
Sweden has summoned the Iranian ambassador after an arrest of an individual with both Iranian and Swedish nationality during Iran's conflict with Israel in June. The person was accused of spying on be...
Arunachal Police Detain Two Kashmiri Individuals Accused of Transmitting Classified Information to Pakistani Agents
Two individuals from Kashmir have been arrested by police in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly spying for Pakistan and transmitting classified information....
Red Hands in Paris: A Small Act of Vandalism in a Big Russian Strategy
On May 11, 2024, three men with connections to Bulgaria were observed in Paris. Mircho Angelov checked into a hotel under the name Nikolay Ivanov and was later joined by Georgi Filipov and Kiril Milus...