The Justice Department says it’s exposed one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S. government. A former U.S. ambassador is charged with spying for Cuba. U.S. ships have been attacked, fully enabled by Iran. What is the White House saying about U.S. retaliation, and what are the risks of the war in Gaza […]
Ten Taiwanese military officers were indicted for treason on Monday after the current and former officials were caught spying for Beijing. According to Taiwan’s high prosecutors’ office, three of them allegedly recruited active-duty troops to collect information and “develop a network for China.” Four of those recruits allegedly handed over “multiple items of military secrets” […]
Unexplained death cases have been reported from China. Is COVID-19 back? The country is now grappling with a mysterious pneumonia outbreak, resulting in fatigue, fever, and alleged deaths. A rally calling for freedom in China was held in New York City. Activists are commemorating the one-year anniversary of the White Paper Movement. Clashes are breaking […]
A high-level summit is unfolding in San Francisco, featuring a rare encounter between President Joe Biden and a leader he has openly labeled a “dictator.” What would a successful meeting look like for the United States and China? Despite the talks, a report from Congress says ties between Washington and Beijing are getting worse. We […]
Beijing’s top spy agency is flexing its muscles on a new court case. It’s accusing a Chinese citizen of handing over secrets to the United States and says his case is being sent to trial in the southwest city of Chengdu. According to Chinese state media mouthpiece CCTV, the man worked for a defense institute […]
Espionage questions are floating around Chinese shopping giant Alibaba. Belgium’s intelligence service says it’s been watching a logistics hub under the company. The hub operates out of Europe’s fifth-largest cargo airport in eastern Belgium and sends products sold by online shopping platform AliExpress to customers across Europe.
A UK parliamentary researcher with links to senior MPs has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Chinese regime, a report said on Saturday. The suspect, who was arrested and released on bail in March, is a male Briton in his late twenties who had studied and worked in China, according to The Times of […]
There seems to be a case of “gate crashers,” and not the party kind. Chinese nationals posing as tourists have tried to breach U.S. military bases and other federal sites up to 100 times, according to the FBI and the Defense Department. Casey Fleming, the CEO of BlackOps Partners, gives his analysis on gate-crashers.
China’s Ministry of State Security announced on Friday that a military-industrial worker had been detained for allegedly passing sensitive information to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). State-run media reported that “compulsory measures” have been taken against the alleged spy, and the case has been turned over to the prosecutors. According to the statement, “Zeng,” […]
The Temecula Valley Unified school board is in the spotlight again. Some students and teachers are suing the board for banning critical race theory. A retired lieutenant from the Office of Naval Intelligence shares some insight on the recent arrest of two U.S. Navy sailors. Both men are being charged for leaking sensitive information to […]
Former President Donald Trump was arraigned for the third time Thursday afternoon. He called it “a very sad day for America” and pleaded not guilty to four counts from a federal jury in Washington in connection with his actions after the 2020 election. Hunter Biden’s former business partner calls the Biden business “an abuse of […]
The U.S. State Department has “concerns” with the Chinese communist regime’s push to encourage ordinary citizens to spy on each other under a newly-announced initiative and fears the move may also jeopardize the safety of American citizens or business people operating in China. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told a press briefing on Aug. 2 that […]
New details have emerged on the U.S. government spying on citizens following the release of a bombshell report showing that intelligence agencies have bought vast troves of sensitive information on Americans from businesses that harvest people’s data. Over the years, private data collection services have accumulated commercially available information (CAI), which encompasses highly-revealing data on […]
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies, including foreign ministries, cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Thursday. “This is the broadest cyber espionage campaign known to be conducted by […]
The federal government might ignore a judge’s ban on abortion pills. Some argue the government has the right to do that. Our reporter spoke with a legal expert to find out if that’s true. President Joe Biden said he plans on running for reelection in 2024, adding more about the timing of an official announcement. […]
According to Graphika, China is using AI anchors to spread pro-China disinformation on social media. Now, national security and Pentagon officials say they are investigating concerns that made-in-China cargo cranes in American ports are being used for spying. NTD speaks to Arthur Herman, a senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at the […]
DUBAI/LONDON—Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defense minister, its judiciary said, defying calls from London and Washington for his release after he was handed the death sentence on charges of spying for Britain. Britain, which had declared the case against Alireza Akbari politically motivated, condemned the execution, with Prime […]
The first Chinese communist intelligence officer to ever be extradited to the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 16. Yanjun Xu received the sentence after being found guilty earlier this month of leading a ring of Chinese agents that targeted U.S. aviation companies, recruiting their employees to travel to China, […]
A former Chicago graduate student was convicted Monday of illegally spying for Beijing. Based on evidence presented during a two-week trial, Ji Chaoqun worked at the direction of high-level intelligence officers from China’s Ministry of state security. Ji was tasked with providing information on scientists and engineers with knowledge of U.S. aerospace and satellite technologies.
The CIA and its former Director Mike Pompeo have been sued by a group of journalists and lawyers who claim the agency spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The lawsuit, which also names Spanish security firm Undercover Global as a defendant, was […]
