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Global police sting targets users of organised crime app
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
Australian Federal Police said the app -- known as Ghost -- was marketed to underworld figures as "unhackable" and was used by hundreds of suspected criminals f...
Meta bans Russian state media outlets for 'interference'
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influenc...
Kremlin slams Meta ban on Russian state media as 'unacceptable'
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influenc...
Forced out of business in China, a bookseller turns the page
Sep 14, 2024 (AFP)
"But some topics are considered taboo and sensitive to discuss in public spaces," he told AFP, of the store that was effectively forced out of business in China...
South Korea military pulls Chinese-made CCTV cameras
Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)
Around 1,300 CCTVs installed in military bases, including along the heavily fortified border, were removed, a military official told AFP. During a routine check...
Musk brands Australia 'fascists' after move to fine tech giants
Sep 13, 2024 (AFP)
Australia introduced a "combating misinformation" bill on Thursday, which includes sweeping powers to fine tech giants up to five percent of their yearly turnov...
China's police state goes global at surveillance conference
Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)
Delegates from law enforcement across the world descended this week on a port city in eastern China showcasing the work of dozens of local firms, several linked...
10 years in prison for ex-CIA agent who spied for China
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, a native of Hong Kong who became a naturalized US citizen, was arrested in August 2020. Ma, who worked for the Central Intelligence ...
UK and US spy chiefs warn of threat to world order
Sep 07, 2024 (AFP)
Writing in a Financial Times op-ed, the two spy chiefs said "we have no more trusted or esteemed allies" than each other, adding that the partnership would be v...
U.S., allies accuse Russia of wide-ranging cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, NATO
Sep 06, 2024 (UPI)
The democratic allies, led by the United States, in a joint cybersecurity advisory named the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate, known as the G...
China assures New Zealand after spy report calls out interference
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service levelled unusually candid criticisms at China in its annual threat report, released this week, saying ongoing foreig...
US disinformation researcher laments 'incredible witch hunt'
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
The researchers are accused of colluding with the government to censor conservative speech online under the guise of fighting disinformation. They deny the clai...
Beware of 'beautiful' foreign spies, China warns students
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has promoted claims that foreign spies are working to lure loyal Chinese to betray their country -- often in lurid an...
New Zealand spy report calls out China for interference
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
In an annual threat report, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service said several countries were undertaking "malicious activity" on its shores, but called...
Why Telegram chief's arrest raises 'red flags' for tech bosses
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
Russia-born Pavel Durov is accused of "complicity" in running an online platform that allowed illicit transactions, child sex abuse images and other illegal con...
IBM says will end research and development work in China
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
Multiple employees told AFP they had been informed during a brief meeting with US executives on Monday that the company would gut its research and development t...
US charges former democracy activist with spying for China
Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)
Tang Yuanjun, 67, swam to a Taiwan-controlled island more than 20 years ago before being granted political asylum by the United States. He was charged on Wednes...
China indicts Japanese man detained on espionage charges
Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing frequently detains foreign nationals suspected of crimes for long periods before arresting them and putting them on trial. The man, an employee of the J...
No 'feminist propaganda': hit Chinese video game in censorship row
Aug 21, 2024 (AFP)
Released globally on Tuesday, "Black Myth" rapidly became one of the most successful Chinese-made games ever, as measured by the number of players on gaming pla...
US intelligence says Iran behind efforts to infiltrate Trump, Harris campaigns
Aug 20, 2024 (UPI)
The confirmation came in a joint statement from the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security A...
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