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Kash Patel Boasts FBI Spy Bust as Ex Navy Sailor Gets 200 Months for Selling Secrets to China

FBI Director Kash Patel hails a major espionage takedown after a former US Navy sailor is jailed for selling secrets to China.

International Business Times UK

Former sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about US Navy ships to China

Jinchao Wei, an engineer on the USS Essex, was one of two California-based sailors charged in August 2023 with providing sensitive military information to Beijing.

Euronews

Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about ships to Chinese intelligence

A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling ship manuals to an intelligence officer working for China has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison

The Independent UK

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Chinese super embassy in London 'could spy on the whole of Europe' as plans reveal 'secret chamber'

Labour MPs say embassy must not be given permisiion in coming days amid fears site could be used for espionage

Evening Standard

Aldrich Ames obituary

CIA officer who betrayed western intelligence assets and espionage operations to the Soviet Union and Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player

France's president says a political scholar from the country who was serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage has been freed in a prisoner swap with France

The Independent UK

The Night Manager returns: The best John le Carré adaptations of the past 25 years

The return of The Night Manager makes it the perfect time to revisit the big and small screen adaptations of author John le Carré’s works – with a special focus on the spy thrillers of the past 25 years.

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Aldrich Ames Dies at 84: A Flashback on How a CIA Insider for Moscow Lived as a Double Agent for Nine Years

Former CIA insider Aldrich Ames has died at 84. His nine-year espionage for Moscow remains one of the worst betrayals in US intelligence.

International Business Times UK

With OD and Physint in the works, Hideo Kojima says Kojima Productions is heading towards its "Third Phase," with the creator to focus on "staying grounded and laying solid foundations" in 2026

The studio is set to "move forward with preparations for the espionage action title 'Physint'"

GamesRadar

Family of UK couple detained in Iran and supporters hand petition to No 10

It is a year since Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a world motorcycle tour and were later charged with espionage.

Evening Standard

The Night Manager review – no naughty bum-flashing? It’s still a class above all other spy thrillers

The racy espionage blockbuster caused a global frenzy a decade ago – and set an unbelievably high bar. As Tom Hiddleston’s M16 agent Jonathan Pine returns to take down a new supervillain, he just about pulls it off

The Guardian - UK

Xi steps up crackdown on press freedom in China: ‘Even moderate voices are being silenced’

IN FOCUS: Speaking to Alisha Rahaman Sarkar, the son of a jailed veteran state media journalist calls on US and European governments to pressure Beijing for his release

The Independent UK

Russia says ‘ball is in France’s court’ on detained French researcher Vinatier

Russia says it has made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia’s foreign agent laws and who faces charges of espionage that carry a possible 20-year prison sentence.

Radio France Internationale

How RomCom became a multipurpose cyberweapon

How this formidable malware family is rapidly turning into a Swiss army knife for rogue nations and cybercriminals

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The Independent UK

‘Patel needs to wake up’: FBI director shredded for dismantling agency’s spy hunting abilities

The Trump administration has reassigned thousands of agents to immigration cases over their usual work, alarming observers given the ongoing espionage threat from China and other U.S. adversaries

PC Gamer

Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding was 'too unique', OD's going to be 'completely different', but Physint's an espionage game so 'you can make it in your sleep'

The man loves falling down virtual mountains.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso moves to reinstate death penalty as junta overhauls penal code

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes including treason, terrorism and espionage.

The Independent UK

China spy case collapsed due to ‘systemic failures’, not conspiracy, damning report reveals

Government warned against dismissing the case as a ‘one-off’ caused by outdated espionage laws, warning parallels in new legislation must be handled carefully to prevent a similar issue happening again

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Evening Standard

No conspiracy but ‘systemic failures’ in collapsed China spy case, report finds

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy cautioned against dismissing the case as a ‘one-off’ caused by outdated espionage laws.

LiveScience

Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack — but that's not what they're really worried about

Anthropic said a Chinese espionage group used its Claude AI to automate most of a cyberattack campaign, but experts question how autonomous the operation really was, and what it means for the future of AI-powered hacking.

The Independent UK

Son of British couple detained in Iran criticises ‘passive’ UK government

Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been held on espionage charges since January

Euronews

French authorities detain three for suspected Russian espionage activities

French authorities have detained three people for allegedly working for Russian security services and conducting economic espionage under the guise of running a humanitarian organisation.

Axios

Exclusive: Anthropic CEO called to testify before Congress about Chinese AI cyberattack

The request comes weeks after Anthropic said China used Claude Code in an espionage campaign.

The Independent UK

Russian nationals among 4 people arrested in France over espionage probe

French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities

Radio France Internationale

Four charged in Paris over suspected Russia-linked spy network

Four people have been charged in Paris over suspected Russia-linked espionage and interference, in a case that ties economic intelligence gathering to pro-Russia posters placed on the Arc de Triomphe. Prosecutors said three suspects have been detained and a fourth placed under strict judicial supervision.

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