Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy agency in conducting certain kinds of surveillance on the party, the second-largest in Read More …

Israel: Unit 8200 created AI language learning tool from intercepted Palestinian Arabic comms

Israel’s military surveillance Unit 8200 has reportedly developed a vast database of intercepted Palestinian communications in order to construct an artificial intelligence tool similar to ChatGPT, a joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Mekomit alleged on Thursday. Israel Read More …

5 linked to cyber espionage ring arrested in Türkiye

Authorities arrested five people on cyber espionage charges through a software system uncovered thanks to information from the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish media reported Monday. An investigation led by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Ankara, discovered Read More …

Senators say US military is failing to secure its phones from foreign spies

Two U.S. senators are accusing the Department of Defense (DOD) of not doing enough to protect the communications of its military personnel, as the U.S. government contends with an ongoing Chinese hacking campaign targeting American phone and internet giants. The Read More …

Foreign espionage agencies exploit crowdsourcing for covert intelligence gathering in China

China’s Ministry of State Security revealed on Wednesday that foreign intelligence agencies are using crowdsourcing to gather sensitive data in China, posing a covert but serious threat to national security. This covert method, dubbed “crowdsourced espionage,” poses an escalating threat. Read More …

China again claims Volt Typhoon cyber-attack crew was invented by the US to discredit it

Chinese authorities have published another set of allegations that assert the Volt Typhoon cyber-crew is an invention of the US and its allies, and not a crew run by Beijing. Published on Monday in five languages, a document titled “Lie Read More …

FBI: Update on SVR Cyber Operations and Vulnerability Exploitation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and pertners are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by the Russian Federation’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in recent cyber operations and provide network defenders Read More …

How Israel harnesses technology to advance its offensive in Middle East

In September, thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon in what seemed to be a sophisticated attack planned months in advance by Israel, turning the spotlight on the country’s cyber capabilities and its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare. Since Read More …

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

When the chief prosecutor of the International criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of Read More …