Yes the west is paranoid, but that doesn’t mean they’re not out to get us
Home secretary says measures are in response to Moscow’s ‘malign activity’
Ukrainian security service claims to have uncovered network of FSB agents planning assassination
Assessments suggest Kremlin agents preparing covert bombings, arson and attacks on infrastructure
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
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Voters start to punish AfD in opinion polls ahead of European parliament elections
Recent arrests only ‘tip of the iceberg’, with hundreds more operatives believed to be ‘up to mischief’ in Germany
Employee of far-right AfD’s lead candidate is latest figure to be accused of passing information to Beijing
Christopher Cash was arrested by police last year under the Official Secrets Act
A husband and wife team allegedly conspired to smuggle sensitive military technology out of Europe on Beijing’s orders
Polish national accused of passing on information about key airport as part of plan to assassinate Ukrainian president
Two men held for alleged plan to sabotage military sites including a base training Ukrainian soldiers
Deputy PM says government will examine new curbs around technology sharing and call in vice-chancellors
Jan Marsalek used agents in Vienna to plot break-ins and assassinations by Russian hit squads, prosecutors claim
Game of ‘cat and mouse’ returns to cold war levels, say intelligence officers
Senior German air force officers appeared to discuss supplying missiles to Ukraine in phone call recording
Executive at fraudulent German financial services company led a double life
Asio report prompts outrage and calls for unnamed ‘traitor’ to be unmasked
Cache of documents reveals role of business in providing authorities with cyber espionage tools and services
Report says Moscow aims to weaken support for Kyiv by reprising methods drawn from Soviet espionage playbook
Afghan national, who worked for Britain’s security services, is challenging the decision to strip him of UK citizenship
News of 2022 conviction will add to fears among foreign executives and professionals in the country
Ministry of State Security pursues more public and political role as Xi tightens grip on nation
‘Espionage agent’ for Beijing has since been deported, London tribunal hears
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