Category: Espionage and Intelligence Services

How Julian Assange Lit the Fuse on the Digital World

In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted.
China Claims Britain’s MI6 Recruited Chinese Couple as Spies

The accusation from China came a few weeks after Britain charged three men with assisting Hong Kong’s intelligence service.
Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia

In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. This year, an American given asylum in Moscow may be accomplishing much the same thing all by himself.
U.S. and Britain Accuse China of Cyberespionage Campaign

The actions on both sides of the Atlantic, which included sanctions, underscored the escalation of cyberconflict between Western allies and Beijing.
Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat

The president ordered an investigation into auto software that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. imports from China.
China Expands Scope of ‘State Secrets’ Law in Security Push

The legal change, which could further limit access to information, is part of an increasingly hostile environment facing foreign businesses in the country.
China’s Hacker Network: What to Know About the I-Soon Document Leak

Documents leaked on a public website show that China is hiring private hackers to obtain sensitive information from foreign companies and governments.
Leaked Files Show the Secret World of China’s Hackers for Hire

China has increasingly turned to private companies in campaigns to hack foreign governments and control its domestic population.
Bao Fan, Missing Chinese Banker, Resigns After Investigation

China Renaissance Holdings said that its chairman and chief executive, Bao Fan, has stepped down after disappearing nearly a year ago.
Bao Fan, Missing Chinese Banker, Resigns After Investigation

China Renaissance Holdings said that its chairman and chief executive, Bao Fan, has stepped down after disappearing nearly a year ago.
How China Censors Critics of the Economy

As Beijing struggles with a slumping stock market and a collapsing real estate sector, commentary and even financial analysis it deems negative are blocked.
China Says It Has Imprisoned Ian Stones, a British Businessman, on Spy Charges

A businessman who had worked in China for decades vanished from view in 2018, but his fate had been unknown, and publicly unremarked upon, until now.