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Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 01:38 PM

A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry's failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions. Read more »

Ikea faces French trial for spying on clients, staff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 09:09 PM

Ikea's French subsidiary and 15 individuals, including former executives and police officials, will be put on trial on charges of spying on employees and customers, prosecutors said Thursday. Read more »

To track coronavirus, Israel moves to tap secret trove of cellphone data

David M. Halbfinger, Isabel Kershner and Ronen Bergman, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 17 09:35 AM

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has authorized the country’s internal security agency to tap into a vast and previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to retrace the movements of people who have contracted the coronavirus and identify others who should be quarantined because their paths crossed. Read more »

Popular app pulled after report it was spying tool

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 05:46 AM

A popular mobile application developed in the United Arab Emirates has been removed from both Apple and Google's online marketplaces following a report it was used for widespread government spying. Read more »

Cuba allows police to snoop electronically

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 07:19 AM

HAVANA - Cuba has authorized state security agencies to use electronic surveillance without prior approval from a court, prompting criticism from  Read more »

China wants to 'take over' Australian politics: ex-spy chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 11:59 AM

SYDNEY - China is seeking to "take over" Australia's political system with an "insidious" and systematic campaign of espionage and influence-peddling, Canberra's ex-spymaster said in an interview published Friday. Read more »

3 charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 08:03 AM

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department announced. Read more »

WhatsApp says Israeli firm used its app in spy program

Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 30 06:58 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp sued Israeli cybersurveillance firm NSO Group in federal court Tuesday, claiming the company used the popular messaging service in a wide-ranging spy campaign on journalists and human-rights activists. Read more »

Lorenzana downplays Chinese spying threat anew

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:36 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday downplayed fears anew that national security would be compromised once China-backed telecommunications player DITO Telecommunity puts up facilities in its military camps. Read more »

Man leaks 3D map of Japan to China

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 09 07:42 AM

TOKYO - A trading firm employee has been referred to prosecutors by Tokyo police for allegedly leaking a highly detailed three-dimensional map to a third party in China, possibly as part of an espionage operation, investigative sources said Thursday. Read more »

Chinese swarm leaves Pag-asa Island after PH protest

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 10:35 AM

Over a hundred Chinese ships have left the waters off Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the South China Sea after Manila lodged a diplomatic protest over their presence, the military said Tuesday. Read more »

US to share 'concern' over Chinese tech with Philippines, allies: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:25 PM

During his visit to Manila in March, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would make sure that the world has its "eyes wide open" on the alleged risk from using China's Huawei. Read more »

Huawei willing to sign 'no-spy' pacts with governments: chairman

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at May 15 07:49 AM

Washington has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G networks because of worries it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the company has denied. Read more »

Huawei is not controlled by China, executive says

Reuters
Posted at May 14 05:11 PM

The United States has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G telecommunications networks because of concerns it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the firm has denied. Read more »

Taiwan passes laws to make Chinese spying punishable by death

Kyodo News
Posted at May 09 08:10 AM

TAIPEI - Chinese spies will be subject to Taiwan's newly amended law under which they could face the death penalty, local media reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiring to spy for China

Reuters
Posted at May 02 01:30 PM

WASHINGTON - A former CIA officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pass U.S. defense and intelligence secrets to China, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, in the third such case in less than a year. Read more »

Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for 'core' 5G network

Bart H. Meijer and Toby Sterling, Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 06:52 PM

The Hague-based KPN, the Netherlands' largest telecom firm, said its decision took into account "the evolving assessment on the protection of vital infrastructure and the influence this may have on future Dutch policy." Read more »

FBI Bars Some China Scholars From Visiting the U.S. Over Spying Fears

Jane Perlez, The New York Times
Updated as of May 03 08:07 AM

Just as he had on previous trips, Zhu Feng bolted down his lunch at the Los Angeles airport before sprinting to catch his Air China flight back to Beijing. Read more »

Trump's 'coup' charge fuels assault on Russia probe

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 07:33 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called the probe into his campaign's Russia links an attempted "coup" Wednesday, while his attorney general promised to investigate FBI "spying" on the president. Read more »

Huawei says US has 'no evidence' of 5G spying allegations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:11 PM

Huawei's chairman said Tuesday that the United States has "no evidence" that its equipment to build next-generation 5G wireless networks could be used as a vehicle for Chinese spy operations. Read more »