Estonian consul denied access to police officer detained in RussiaEstonia’s consul has been denied access to Eston Kohver, an Estonian policeman who was detained in Russia for “intelligence gathering,” RIA Novosti has learned at the Estonian Embassy in Moscow.12:32 09.09.2014
German justice minister urges the US to stop spying on GermanyGermany’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, has called on the United States to stop its spying and surveillance activity in Germany, Passauer Neue Presse newspaper wrote on Friday.15:34 11.07.2014
Chinese-born California resident sentenced to 15 years for industrial espionageA US court has sentenced a naturalized American citizen to 15 years in prison for selling industrial secrets to companies controlled by the Chinese government, AP writes.10:34 11.07.2014
Second suspect in German spy case remains freeSeveral days after an agent of the German intelligence agency BND was arrested for spying for the US, prosecutors conducted searches in Berlin in connection with a second suspected US spy. Data storage devices have been confiscated during these searches, German federal prosecutor spokesman Markus Koehler told RIA Novosti.10:20 10.07.2014
Russia to investigate the capture of TV journalists in UkraineRussia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on the capture of Zvezda TV network journalists Andrei Sushenkov and Anton Malyshev in Ukraine, said the official committee spokesman, Vladimir Markin.17:00 11.06.2014
US accuse Chinese military of cyber spyingFor the first time, US officials intend to prosecute five Chinese military officers on charges of stealing commercial secrets from US firms, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced.10:42 20.05.2014
Egyptian court bans youth movement that overthrew MubarakThe Egyptian Court for Urgent Matters ruled on Monday to ban the April 6 Youth Movement, which helped spearhead the January 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak, the English-language news web site Ahram Online writes.16:04 28.04.2014
Maidan activist suspected of espionage detained in eastern UkraineIrma Krat, a journalist from Kiev who was earlier detained in the troubled Ukrainian region of Donetsk on suspicion of espionage, appeared at a media conference in Slavyansk on Monday. Commander of the self-defense forces in Slavyansk, said they suspect the woman, who was an active participant in the Maidan protests in Kiev, of spying for the ultranationalist Right Sector movement and of involvement in the torture of pro-Russian people during the Kiev riots.10:23 22.04.2014
US negotiates the release of an Israeli spy - reportThe US and Israel are currently negotiating the release of American national John Pollard convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence, Associated Press reports on Tuesday.11:26 01.04.2014
Kaspersky Lab uncovers cyber spying network in 31 countriesKaspersky Lab has uncovered a global cyber spying network that has been in operation since at least 2007, according to the statement Moscow-based antivirus and Internet security software company released on Tuesday.13:13 11.02.2014
US navy veteran jailed for trying to spy for RussiaA retired US Navy officer has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for attempting to spy for Russia, the FBI said.11:54 11.02.2014
Russia allegedly released two Georgians accused of espionageA special envoy of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Abashidze said during a briefing on Wednesday that Russia has released two Georgian nationals accused of espionage in 2008.15:37 05.02.2014
Husband and wife convicted of spying for Russia remain in German prison- reportGermany has not yet exchanged Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag convicted on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service for agents serving a term of imprisonment in Russia, lawyer Horst-Dieter Poetschke told Kommersant newspaper.14:07 31.01.2014
No evidence Snowden spied for Russia - US SenatorA senior US lawmaker said Tuesday that she has seen no evidence that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was working with Russia when he disclosed troves of documents on classified US spying programs.10:23 29.01.2014
Russians accused of leaking ‘dual use’ technologyTwo Russians have been accused of leaking documents containing information about secret “dual use” technology from a Siberian plant to a foreigner, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday.10:56 12.12.2013
Migratory bird detained on suspicion of espionage in Egypt – reportEgyptian authorities have detained a bird suspected by a concerned citizen of espionage.12:56 02.09.2013
Navigating the fine line between whistleblowing and espionageWhen one reveals classified information, acquired by way of high-level security clearance, to the public at large – is s/he a whistleblower or a spy? What if our hypothetical leaker was motivated at least in part by the desire to expose official wrongdoing, or should that even matter where national security is concerned?19:31 28.08.2013
Russia seeks to swap spies jailed in Germany - reportMoscow is holding talks with Berlin over the possible exchange of a married couple convicted in Germany earlier this month of being Russian intelligence agents.18:04 15.07.2013
Couple accused of spying for Russia sentenced to 6.5 and 5.5 years in German prisonA German court on Tuesday convicted Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, and sentenced the pair to 6.5 and 5.5 years in prison respectively.12:15 02.07.2013
Germany set to convict alleged Russian spiesA German court will announce Tuesday the verdict in a trial against a German-based couple accused of spying for Russia for over 20 years. Andreas Anschlag, 54, and his wife Heidrun, 48, were arrested in Germany in October 2011.09:28 02.07.2013