# Espionage

Last month

May 2023

# Spying

China jails US citizen (78) for life on espionage charges

Such heavy sentences are relatively rare for foreign citizens in China.

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May 15th 2023, 7:38 AM

This year

2023

# Evan Gershkovich

America urges Russia to release US journalist arrested for espionage

The US has pushed for the release of Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested last week, as well as Paul Whelan who holds joint Irish citizenship.

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Apr 2nd 2023, 4:46 PM

# Russia

American journalist Evan Gershkovich arrested in Russia on spying charge

Announcement of his detention provoked criticism from Western authorities and media freedom groups.

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Updated

Mar 30th 2023, 1:50 PM

# The Hague

US charges Russian spy who tried to infiltrate International Criminal Court

The Dutch said that if Cherkasov had worked at the ICC, he could have accessed “highly valuable” intelligence on its probe into war crimes in Ukraine.

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Mar 24th 2023, 10:56 PM

# Espionage

Ex-security guard at UK embassy in Germany jailed for 13 years for spying on behalf of Russia

The 58-year-old was sentenced today.

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Feb 17th 2023, 2:11 PM

Last year

2022

# Espionage charges

Swedish spy and his sibling face life term over Russian allegations

The case is mainly taking place behind closed doors given the “extremely sensitive material” allegedly divulged by the brothers.

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Dec 19th 2022, 10:20 PM

# Espionage

Russian 'spy' arrested following Dutch operation 'not the only' agent to have worked in Ireland

Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov had studied in Ireland under the false Brazilian alias Viktor Muller Ferreira.

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Jun 18th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# Espionage

US navy engineer charged with trying to pass secrets about nuclear-powered subs

Jonathan Toebbe was arrested in West Virginia together with his 45-year-old wife Diana.

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Oct 11th 2021, 7:22 AM

# Espionage

Italian navy captain arrested for passing on 'confidential documents' to the Russians

The Italian foreign affairs ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident.

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Mar 31st 2021, 9:42 AM

# Espionage

Massive cyber attack on US government agencies spreads to other countries

“It’s certain that the number and location of victims will keep growing,” the Microsoft president said.

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Dec 18th 2020, 6:18 PM

# Espionage

Former CIA officer charged with selling US secrets and exposing informants to China

He was tricked into admitting his activities last year by a US undercover agent.

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Aug 18th 2020, 7:36 AM

# Spies

Government warned about increased threat of foreign espionage in Ireland

An update to the White Paper on Defence 2015 was published this week.

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Dec 14th 2019, 10:34 AM

# Espionage

US extracted spy from Russia amid fears Trump administration mishandled classified intelligence

The source, who had been providing information for decades, had access to Putin and sent pictures of high-level documents.

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Sep 10th 2019, 9:18 AM

# Moscow

Man with triple citizenship charged with espionage in Russia requests Irish consular assistance

Paul Whelan, who has denied the charges, could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

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Jan 4th 2019, 5:30 PM

# Spy

Russia detains American man suspected of espionage

It’s the latest in a series of espionage cases between Russia and the West.

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Dec 31st 2018, 11:43 AM

# diplomatic tensions

China confirms detention of 2 Canadians as tensions rise between countries

The two cases ratchet up pressure on Canada, which is holding Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies.

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Dec 13th 2018, 10:30 AM

# Espionage

Former CIA agent arrested in New York with top secret info listing real identities of undercover spies

The man was found with documents in JFK International Airport.

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Jan 17th 2018, 8:33 AM

# Black Ops

Security consultant denies All Blacks 'bugging' charge

Adrian Gard was charged after a device was discovered ahead of New Zealand’s Sydney Test against the Wallabies in August.

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Mar 21st 2017, 8:29 AM

# Espionage

WikiLeaks releases over 8,000 documents 'hacked from CIA'

The files appear to show the CIA wanted to subvert software products and use them as surveillance devices.

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Mar 7th 2017, 4:19 PM

# present danger

Reports that Putin could hand Edward Snowden over to Donald Trump as a 'gift' dismissed

US channel NBC had reported that Vladimir Putin could give Snowden up in an attempt to ‘curry favour with Trump’.

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Feb 11th 2017, 4:34 PM

# Black Ops

Security consultant charged with public mischief for bugging All Blacks in Sydney

The revelation that New Zealand’s meetings had been bugged caused serious tension between the unions.

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Feb 7th 2017, 10:26 AM

# Espionage

Spy chief confirms 'Q' from James Bond is a woman in real life

The agent was always played by a man in the film franchise.

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Jan 27th 2017, 9:31 PM

# Wikileaks

Chelsea Manning attempted to take her own life, legal team confirms

Manning’s legal team say she will be kept under close observation for several weeks.

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Jul 12th 2016, 8:18 AM

# jonathan pollard

Convicted spy released from prison after 30 years

He has challenged his parole terms, calling them “onerous and oppressive”

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Nov 21st 2015, 9:15 AM

# Open Secret

The tactics the Wallabies didn't want you to see... or did they?

We bet Kieran Read is super rattled right now.

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Oct 30th 2015, 6:13 PM

# gripping thriller

'We even f**ked up fiddling it': The Sunday Times' remarkable World Cup bid allegations

A previously-unseen submission from the newspaper alleges the England 2018 team hired outside agencies to spy on rivals.

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Nov 30th 2014, 9:00 PM

# SNOWDEN

Snowden granted three-year residency in Russia, with permission to travel

“In the future Edward will have to decide whether to continue to live in Russia and become a citizen or to return to the United States,” his lawyer said today.

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Aug 7th 2014, 2:46 PM

# Spying

Even the Pope has had his phone tapped by the US says Italian magazine

The NSA snooped on Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s residence in the Vatican before he was elected as Pope Francis in March according to Panorama magazine.

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Oct 30th 2013, 4:11 PM

# Espionage

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison

The 25-year-old soldier was also dishonourably discharged from the US Army.

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Aug 21st 2013, 3:26 PM

# Wikileaks

Julian Assange: Bradley Manning didn't get a fair trial

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said the conviction of Bradley Manning on 20 out of 22 counts set a “dangerous precedent”.

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Jul 31st 2013, 8:13 AM

# SNOWDEN

Bolivia's Morales offers asylum to US leaker Snowden

Nicaragua and Venezuela have also offered asylum to the American – one days after denouncing the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane over Europe amid reports that the fugitive was aboard.

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Jul 6th 2013, 4:32 PM