Russian President Putin Set to Revive Stalin-Era Counterintelligence Agency, Analysis Shows

Russian President Putin Set to Revive Stalin-Era Counterintelligence Agency, Analysis Shows

President Vladimir Putin, who started his career as a KGB agent, is apparently set to revive a notorious counterintelligence agency from the days of dictator Josef Stalin. It appears in a recent intelligence analysis prepared by the British Ministry of Defence. “At the end of 2023, Russian politicians claimed that the Soviet counterintelligence agency ‘Smersh’ … Read more

China Reveals MI6 Espionage Activities in Beijing – Fierce Debate with UK

China Reveals MI6 Espionage Activities in Beijing – Fierce Debate with UK

Beijing – Government China announced that his intelligence agency had succeeded in uncovering espionage practices English in his territory. It was revealed by Beijing that the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6 using a foreign national in China to collect secrets and information. As reported ReutersMonday (8/1/2024), the revelation of espionage practices highlighted the fierce … Read more

China’s Amendments to the Anti-Espionage Law: Tightened Control and Impact on Trading Partners

China’s Amendments to the Anti-Espionage Law: Tightened Control and Impact on Trading Partners

Amid growing international competition and mutual mistrust, China is increasingly concerned about national security and espionage by external strategic rivals. With this justification, Xi Jinping’s government this year also implemented amendments to the Anti-Espionage Law, which not only allow for tighter control of society, but also make it difficult for trading partners, including the European … Read more

Political Scientist Nazaket Mamedova detained in Azerbaijan on suspicion of spying for Russia and engaging in propaganda

Mamedova is the author of provocative materials in which she harshly criticized Turkey and engaged in Russian propaganda, Azerbaijani media write. Local political scientist Nazaket Mamedova was detained in Azerbaijan and is suspected of spying for the Russian Federation. He writes about this on Friday, October 20 First News Media with reference to a statement … Read more

Moscow rejects a possible exchange of Americans accused of espionage for Russian hackers

Moscow rejects a possible exchange of Americans accused of espionage for Russian hackers

(EFE).- Russia rejected this Saturday as media “speculation” a possible exchange of American citizens detained or imprisoned for espionage in this country for hackers Russians held by the US. “Such speculations about possible exchanges of prisoners between Russia and the United States appear regularly in the American media. As we have said on several occasions, … Read more

Three Bulgarians Detained in UK for Suspicion of Spying for Russia: Latest Updates

Three Bulgarians Detained in UK for Suspicion of Spying for Russia: Latest Updates

Aug 15, 2023 at 1:23 PM Update: 22 minutes ago Three Bulgarians suspected of spying for Russia have been detained in the United Kingdom since February. They had lived in the UK for years and had passports from nine different countries. The three would have worked for the Russian security services and were tracked down … Read more

Three Suspected Russian Spies Detained in Britain: Bulgarian Nationals Arrested for Fake Identity Documents

Three Suspected Russian Spies Detained in Britain: Bulgarian Nationals Arrested for Fake Identity Documents

Three suspected Russian spies have been detained in Britain. All three are of Bulgarian nationality, writes the BBC. The arrests were made back in February after a massive investigation by local authorities and the three have been behind bars since then. According to the collected data, all three work for the Russian secret units. They … Read more

“Secrets to the Russians” – Il Tempo

“Secrets to the Russians” – Il Tempo

Concern for security in Germany after the arrest for spying for Russia of an official of the Bundeswehr Purchasing Office, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany and their civilian administration. On Wednesday, August 9, investigators from the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) arrested an employee of the armed forces on suspicion of … Read more

China Encourages Citizens to Engage in Anti-Espionage Work to Protect National Security

China Encourages Citizens to Engage in Anti-Espionage Work to Protect National Security

The government of China is encouraging citizens to take up “anti-intelligence work” to protect the country from espionage. The government wants to set up digital channels so that citizens can report suspicious activities. According to the Ministry of State Security, this system should make it “normal” for citizens to engage in anti-espionage work. The ministry … Read more

Former FBI Agent and Soviet Spy Robert Hanssen Dies at 79 in Colorado Prison

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was a Soviet and later Russian spy for many years, died Monday at the age of 79 in a federal prison in Florence, Colorado. An American website reported on the death CBS News. “Service of Corrections found him unconscious in his cell and immediately began CPR on Hanssen,” U.S. … Read more