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Deepfakes use AI to manipulate images, audio and video, making highly realistic forgeries nearly indistinguishable from reality. Photo: Shutterstock
Technology

Beware of deepfakes used by foreign spies to target China: security ministry

Deepfake tools may be used by spy agencies as a new weapon for ‘cognitive warfare’, state security ministry cautions in social media post.

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US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk’s China ties ‘a profound threat’ to US national security: senator

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China’s anti-espionage agency warns spies could steal surveillance camera data

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Nordic nations

Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

Probes launched after communication cables between new Nato members Finland and Sweden and alliance partners Germany and Lithuania were damaged.

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The 1,200km cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock being laid in 2015. File photo: Lehtikuva via AFP
Cybersecurity

Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges

Evgenii Ptitsyn allegedly extorted US$16 million from schools and hospitals using ransomware program, the Justice Department said.

US-China relations

US accuses China of vast cyber-espionage against telecoms

Hackers stole call records and compromised communications belonging to a ‘limited number’ of people in US government and politics.

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United States

Pentagon secrets leaker sentenced to 15 years in US prison

Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six criminal counts and said ‘I’m sorry for all of the harm’.

Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of US classified information in a decade. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK ex-soldier facing spying charge escaped from prison by hiding under truck

He was broke out of prison by using a sling made out of trousers from the prison kitchen to tie himself to the underside of a catering truck.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign military buoys at sea

Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.

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Germany

Germany arrests US citizen over accusations of spying for China

He had contacted Chinese government agencies, offered to send sensitive information from the US military to a Chinese intelligence service.

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Visitors walk through the dome of the Reichstag building. German investigators have exposed several people suspected of spying for China this year. Photo: dpa
Russia

Russia suspected of plotting to send US incendiary devices through air cargo

Poland flags alleged sabotage effort without naming Russia, as officials cite attempt to send incendiary devices via DHL.

Governments across Europe have been raising alarm over a growing threat of Russia-sponsored acts of sabotage. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Amid China concerns, US boosts scrutiny of land sales near military bases

The US Treasury has, however, rejected a push to retroactively apply the rule to a proposed battery plant by Chinese firm Gotion in Michigan.

US-China relations

Explainer | The heated US-China cable competition under the seas

Vital for data transmission and communications between continents, lines are vulnerable to sabotage and a stage for global power rivalry.

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China-South Korea relations

First South Korean held in China under expanded spy law

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Canada

Indian minister authorised plots to target Sikh separatists in Canada, official alleges

Canada’s deputy foreign minister told a US-based newspaper that India’s Amit Shah was behind alleged campaign on Canadian soil.

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India’s Home Minister Amit Shah. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Hong Kong’s civil servants get the app safety message

More secure services are needed for Hong Kong staff with the removal of unauthorised communication tools from work computers.

Canada

Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

Activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused India of silencing dissidents abroad, but did not elaborate on his claims of an alleged spy network.

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US presidential election 2024

Chinese hackers collected audio from unnamed Trump campaign adviser: report

The Washington Post reported that the hackers intercepted calls and texts of Trump team adviser.

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Tempe, Arizona. Photo: AP
US presidential election 2024

China accuses US of ‘disinformation’ hacking attempt report

Perpetrators are said to have tapped into Verizon’s network in bid to access devices used by the Republican nominee and his running mate.

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US-China relations

Concerned about China’s AI plans, US releases new strategy to harness such tech

Washington is ‘willing to engage in dialogue’ with China ‘to better understand risks and counter misperceptions’ about AI, says official.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s space programme under threat from spies, anti-espionage agency says

Ministry of State Security warns that foreign agents are targeting space scientists and researchers to steal information from China.

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A Shenzhou-19 spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket are transferred to a launch platform on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

TSMC challenges report US is probing whether it made chips for Huawei

Possible export-controls violation benefiting mainland-based tech titan hit by American sanctions could lead to penalties.

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People trying out Huawei smartphones in Shenzhen last month. Photo: Xinhua
US presidential election 2024

Russia, China and Iran could stoke post-election violence: US intelligence

Foreign actors may also use cyberattacks and espionage to spread disinformation, promote confusion about the results and divide Americans.

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US-China relations

US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data

Proposal implements executive order that aims to keep foreign adversaries from accessing US data for cyberattacks, espionage and blackmail.

Germany

Germany opens Nato naval command centre on Baltic Sea

Commander Task Force Baltic will coordinate naval activities in the region’, provide Nato with ‘maritime situation picture around the clock’.

Nato headquarters in Brussels. Nato’s naval centre in the port city of Rostock will be led by a German admiral and manned by staff from 11 other Nato countries. Photo: Xinhua
United States

US charges ex-Indian spy service officer in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot

Vikash Yadav allegedly directed the attempted assassination scheme against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen.

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A wanted poster shows Vikash Yadav, a former Indian government employee, wanted on criminal charges in connection with a foiled plot to kill a US citizen in New York City. Image: FBI via AP
Canada

US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’

New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.

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Russia

Russia could be able to attack Nato by 2030: German intelligence

Russian armed forces are likely to be ‘capable of carrying out an attack against Nato by the end of the decade at the latest’.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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