FBI / Cyber & technology
OpenAI’s Hidden Microphone May Become an Espionage Case
The FBI is examining a possible economic-espionage charge against the former engineer accused of bugging an executive conference room, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Germany / Russia / Spy games
Ukrainian Accused of Hunting NATO Weapons Secrets for Russia
German prosecutors say the suspect approached arms-industry insiders. A judge has ordered him held.
CIA / Spy games
Iran’s Plots to Kill Americans Have Reached ‘Advanced Stages,’ Spy Chief Warns
A warning to Rubio emerges as Washington cuts embassy staffing across the Middle East.
Top Secret to Substack: CIA Contractor Accused of Feeding His Girlfriend’s Scoops
The FBI’s case follows a trail of classified reports, phone calls and newsletter posts.
Austria / Russia / Spy games
Austria orders four Russian diplomats out in spying dispute
Three embassy staff and an OSCE delegate must leave; Moscow has threatened retaliation.
FSB / Spy games
He Went to Meet a Woman. Russia Gave Him 15 Years.
An online romance took David Adrian Kercso to the Black Sea. Detention records exposed a problem with the FSB’s arrest film: he was already a prisoner.
Taiwan / China / Spy games
Taiwan spy chief probes gang networks after attack on Xi satirist
Investigators are examining whether Chinese Communist Party direction and funding sit behind local intermediaries.
Mossad / Spy games
Netanyahu Gives Mossad Its Mission: Bring Down Iran’s Regime
At an officers’ graduation ceremony, Israel’s prime minister said he had directed Mossad and the military to topple Tehran’s rulers.
China / International / Cyber & technology
China-linked hackers used ConnectWise as a cloud back door, Microsoft says
An AI-assisted campaign reused trusted application permissions to reach Microsoft 365 customers.
Opinion · The Editorial
Epstein: Israel’s Useful Monster
Epstein’s money, apartments and foreign contacts were useful to Israel’s security establishment. The Mossad theory starts with what he actually did.
BND / Spy games
Germany puts sabotage threat at second-highest level after explosive drone discovery
The Bundeswehr raised its Russian-sabotage assessment after an explosive-laden drone was found near Wunstorf Air Base. Moscow denies responsibility for attacks in Europe.
Opinion · The Editorial
CIA / Spy games
The CIA’s Best Bet in Cuba Is a Deal With the Regime
Ratcliffe has already gone to Havana. The strongest reading of Washington’s pressure campaign points toward bargaining with the men who can deliver change from within.
Ukraine / United States / Spy games
Zelenskyy says missile warnings are working again after intelligence row
Zelenskyy thanks US officials after Oslo talks, while Rubio disputes a policy change and cites an earlier software problem.
Taiwan / China / Cyber & technology
Taiwan warns of China’s election meddling as disputed information surges 48%
A new intelligence report alleges Chinese influence operations and warns that rising network threats may include election reconnaissance.
GRU / Cyber & technology
Russian-linked hackers tunneled into NATO shipbuilder’s network, Symantec says
A defence-sector campaign reached three organisations in two NATO countries; investigators have yet to establish whether sensitive information was stolen.
United Kingdom / Iran / Power & scandal
Police rearrest two men in Fairford Iran spy inquiry
Police invoke the National Security Act in the inquiry into activity near the airbase. Earlier searches recovered petrol and found no improvised explosive device. Iran denies involvement.
FBI / Spy games
OpenAI’s Spy Scandal Has a Face
An engineer accused of planting a recorder in OpenAI’s executive conference room was filmed looking behind the TV. Prosecutors identify him as Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with intercepting communications.
Serbia / Cyber & technology
Pegasus reached Belgrade rector’s iPhone, Citizen Lab finds
Forensic researchers identified a zero-click infection of Vladan Đokić’s phone as a second investigation examines spyware warnings sent to a former prosecutor.
United States / Saudi Arabia / Spy life
Judge keeps former OpenAI engineer jailed over alleged Saudi flight risk
A federal judge denied home confinement for Abdulrahman Alfozan. Prosecutors allege he was days from leaving for Saudi Arabia; his lawyer says the family trip was planned for paternity leave.
United States / China / Power & scandal
U.S. sanctions five Chinese entities over stolen Google AI secrets
Beijing rejects the measures linked to former Google engineer Linwei Ding. His theft convictions remain, while a judge dismissed the separate economic-espionage counts.
Mossad / Power & scandal
Mossad chief thanked Qatar as Israel privately pressed Gaza aid to continue
Documents reported by TIME and The Times of Israel trace years of Israeli support for Qatari assistance, including a 2020 letter from Yossi Cohen and later appeals from other security officials.
International / Power & scandal
Five years for North Korean missile deal that collapsed over price, DOJ says
A Bosnian arms broker received a 60-month sentence after pleading guilty over an attempted purchase of portable anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea.
CIA / Power & scandal
Deal bars ex-CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry from South Korean spy-service contacts
The foreign-agent prosecution could end after a year. The agreement records gifts and meetings without an admission of wrongdoing.
MI5 / Cyber & technology
MI5 opens AI threat centre to judge cyber, terror and bioweapon risks
AITAC is designed to separate genuine danger from hype across government, but MI5 has disclosed no staffing, budget, cases or results.