A US government contractor has been arrested on charges of spying, reportedly for Ethiopia. According to a statement by the US Justice Department on Thursday (September 21), 50-year-old Abraham Teklu Lemma was arrested on August 24 and has been charged with providing national defence information to a foreign government.

US: Govt contractor arrested on charges of spying for Ethiopia

Two men were arrested by UK police on Saturday (Sep 9) under the Official Secrets Act after facing accusations of spying for China. One of them is believed to be a House of Commons researcher, having a parliamentary pass and close links to several conservative leaders.

UK arrests two men under Official Secrets Act on charges of ‘spying’ for China

The Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany's Bavaria state has declared a suspension of researchers holding scholarships from the China Scholarship Council (CSC), a Chinese government entity.

German university suspends acceptance of Chinese state-funded researchers over espionage concerns

As India joins the US, Australia, and Japan for the Malabar Exercise in Australia, new data from commercial space obtained by the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), has revealed that China has been spying on the naval drills with hundreds of satellites. The satellites have also allegedly collected intelligence on military training activities involving the United States and other regional partners.

Quad drills: Xi Jinping deploys swarm of satellites

Five people have been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of breaching the Official Secrets Act.

Moscow resorting to riskier & less conventional spying methods

A recent court hearing in San Diego shed light on the involvement of a US Navy sailor's mother in his alleged espionage activities involving China. The sailor, Jinchao Wei, is accused of sharing sensitive military information with Chinese authorities.

Mother of US Navy sailor held for espionage encouraged him to spy for China

Two US Navy sailors have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China as per the Department of Justice. They have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive US national security material to China.

Lawsuit alleges Tesla breached vehicle warranties

There have been Espionage tremors in a key Indian government Department. An employee of India's Ministry of Finance has been arrested on the charges of spying. He's accused of supplying secret and classified documents to Pakistan. Authorities arrested accused Naveen Pal in the northern Indian city of Ghaziabad next to Delhi.

Finance ministry employee arrested for spying

In order to strengthen national security, China is enacting a new counter-espionage law that will grant State agencies broad authority. Under this updated law, any unauthorised acquisition of documents or data connected to national security interests can be considered spying. Beijing is combating espionage by addressing the entire society.

China: Unauthorised acquisition of data to be termed a 'spying offence'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday credited US diplomacy for slowing down Chinese effort to project military power and espionage around the world. Blinken's statement came ahead of his visit to Beijing later this week.

Blinken credits US diplomacy for slowing Chinese spying activity

The White House and Cuba independently rejected a media report that said that China was planning to build a spy base on the island nation just 90 miles away from the continental USA.

White House, Cuba reject report of China building spy base on the island

US House Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that US lawmakers are going ahead with legislation that will address worries over TikTok. He accused China of having access to user data of the popular video-sharing app.

US: Lawmakers to press on with legislation to deal with TikTok issue

TikTok, the video-sharing application owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is being investigated by the US Department of Justice and FBI over the allegations of its employees spying on journalists, said a law enforcement official on Friday as per media reports.

US Justice Department, FBI investigate TikTok over allegations of spying

A Chinese engineer and former graduate student from the United States’ Chicago was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday (January 25) for gathering information on possible recruits for Beijing like engineers and scientists in the US, said the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Chinese engineer sentenced to eight years in United States prison for spying

Taiwan detained four military officials including a retired Air Force captain and three active military officers in the city of Kaohsiung on suspicion of spying for China, the Taiwanese Central News Agency reported on Thursday.

Taiwan detains four military officials suspected of spying for China; probe underway

An employee of General Electric (GE) was handed a two-year jail sentence on Tuesday (January 4) for conspiring to steal the company's trade secrets to benefit China Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week jury trial that ended in March last year, according to US Justice Department.

GE employee jailed for stealing trade secrets for China

UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a data watchdog has opened an investigation into two official World Cup apps over the concerns that Qatari authorities may be using the apps to secretly spy on England fans.

UK data regulator probing World Cup apps mandated by Qatari authorities for spying on English fans

Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Christopher Wray has sounded a warning over Chinese apps like Tik-Tok and raising national security concerns, warned that the control of the popular video sharing app is in the hands of a Chinese government that doesn’t share ‘our values’.

Chinese apps like TikTok can be used for espionage, says FBI chief Christopher Wray

On Tuesday, authorities in Sweden said that they had detained two people — one on the suspicion of espionage and the other for supposedly being an accomplice with the suspected crimes, in Stockholm area in a dramatic predawn operation.

Sweden arrests two suspect spies for ‘gross illegal intelligence activities’ in dramatic predawn raid

A couple has been arrested by the Swedish security forces in Stockholm as the married couple in their 60s are suspected of spying for Russia, according to authorities local media reported. Reportedly, the couple belongs to Russia and had moved to Sweden shortly before 2000.

Sweden: Couple arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia; third suspect bought in for questioning

Eight former officers in the Indian Navy were arrested in Qatar on suspicion of spying for Israel, although Qatari officials have refused to state the charges against the suspects despite their being in custody for over 70 days.

8 Indians allegedly spying for Israel arrested in Qatar

Amid spying fears from hostile nations, the Japanese government is mulling over creating a land registration system to track sales near military bases and civilian structures owned by foreign powers.

Amid spying fears from hostile nations, Japan to track land sales

United States has now accused China of meddling into its domestic affairs. US prosecutors said on Monday they have charged two Chinese nationals who were trying to obtain secret documents.

US prosecutors charge two Chinese nationals with spying for Huawei

A Pakistani journalist confessed to spying for the country’s intelligence agency ISI when he toured India in 2007 and 2010. He made this revelation during an interview, whose clip has gone viral on social media.

Watch: Pak journalist claims he spied for ISI during his visit to India

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