Collaborate Disseminate
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that a Chinese national had been arrested for allegedly acting within the United States as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China. With the presumption of innocence indicated throug… Continue reading China Fails in Attempt to Infiltrate the U.S. Army Reserves
Within the past two weeks, two of five indicted individuals have pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline for use in their own China-based company, Renopharma. Yu Xue filed her plea of guilty Aug. 31, while Tao Li filed his plea … Continue reading A Chinese Affair: Theft of GlaxoSmithKline R&D
Education is the gateway to knowledge and the Chinese Ministry for State Security (MSS) exercises its unbridled access to students in both the United States and China to good effect, as they surreptitiously acquire information of interest to China. If… Continue reading China’s MSS Leveraging Students In, From U.S.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom today unambiguously pointed the finger at the Russian military intelligence (GRU) for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia Skripal. The prime minister’s statement to the Co… Continue reading Two GRU Officers Wanted by UK: Skripal’s Would-be Assassins
German counterintelligence officials highlight the activities of Russia, China and Iran in the annual report prepared by the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), the domestic intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany. The report highli… Continue reading German Counterintelligence: There are Spies Active in Germany
Hamas, the largest of the Palestinian militant Islamist groups, is creating malicious apps specifically targeted at the Israeli soldier. Using the reach of Facebook and WhatsApp, they have been promoting sports and dating apps to “commercially… Continue reading Hamas is Using Apps for Social Engineering
Much has been made about the presence of a “Chinese spy” in the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and how he worked for her for about 20 years. The staffer has been identified by multiple media outlets as Russell Lowe, who was employed in the… Continue reading The Chinese Spy, or a Dupe in the Senator’s Office?
There seems to be a never-ending supply of stories about insiders who believe their company’s intellectual property is also their intellectual property. This month, we see Xiaoqing Zheng, 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from China, who… Continue reading Moonlighting in China with GE’s Intellectual Property
A recent hack of an Air Force captain assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, and the subsequent offer for sale of the “Reaper Drone” design via the dark web for less than $200 has caught the attention of … Continue reading For Sale: U.S. Military ‘Reaper Drone’ Designs
In late June, Exactis, a Palm Coast, Florida, company found itself at the center of seemingly every news program across the United States. The company had the indubitable honor of exposing the information of 230 million individuals and 110 million com… Continue reading Exposed: Exactis’ Database of 340 Million Consumer Records