Australian Criminal Intelligence Agency looking to expand it's intelligence gathering powers by claiming that criminals use encrypted platforms 'almost exclusively' ~tech privacy Link 19 votes
The plan to kill Osama bin Laden—from the spycraft to the assault to its bizarre political backdrop—as told by the people in the room ~humanities.history Article 16 894 words, published Apr 30 2021 11 votes
Havana syndrome: US NSA officer’s case hints at microwave attacks since 90s ~science Article 1818 words 26 votes
US intelligence community publishes Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World ~news usa Article 799 words 17 votes
Bomb making equipment, shotguns and Isis flag found during police raids in Denmark and Germany – fourteen people arrested ~news denmark crime germany Article 486 words 7 votes
"If it hadn't been for the prompt work of the medics": FSB officer inadvertently confesses murder plot to Alexei Navalny ~news russia politics Article 5176 words 30 votes
FSB team of chemical weapon experts implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok poisoning ~news russia politics Article 7009 words 13 votes
"The intelligence coup of the century" - For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries ~news usa germany switzerland Article 8446 words 12 votes
Being Finnish: A Guide For Soviet Spies – An archived booklet reveals how communist spooks were instructed to blend in with Finnish locals ~humanities.history Link 11 votes
The (literally) unbelievable story of the original fake news network ~humanities.history Article 3019 words, published Aug 27 2020 11 votes
Denmark suspends Lars Findsen, head of the country's foreign intelligence service – Danish Defense Intelligence Service had initiated operations that were contrary to Danish law ~news denmark politics law Article 267 words 9 votes
NSA and FBI warn that previously undisclosed Drovorub malware for Linux threatens national security ~tech linux security.national Article 957 words 22 votes
Counter-espionage agency ASIO is conducting a sweeping investigation into allegations Chinese government agents have infiltrated the office of a NSW Labor politician to influence Australian politics ~news china politics australia.nsw Article 503 words 7 votes
Australian Federal Police will not lay charges against Annika Smethurst over publishing of classified intelligence documents ~news australia journalism Article 53 words 6 votes
Tracking the location history of military and intelligence personnel using the Untappd beer-rating app ~tech privacy social media Article 2391 words 11 votes
#DemocracyRIP: What the Russian government did to the 2016 elections in the US was just the beginning ~misc politics Article 7698 words 9 votes
Australian intelligence officials have no evidence of Wuhan lab link to coronavirus ~health Article 520 words 6 votes
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns governments are using the coronavirus to build 'the architecture of oppression' ~misc politics Article 565 words 14 votes
Sweden's external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region 'has deteriorated over time' ~news sweden russia Article 226 words 4 votes
The CIA secretly bought a company that sold encryption devices across the world. Then its spies sat back and listened ~tech Article 8451 words 20 votes
Norwegian company sues state over risky spy recruitment in Russia – intelligence agencies' clumsy approach to recruiting informants had caused the company financial loss ~finance business Link 6 votes
Critical Windows 10 exploit discovered which allows arbitrary software to be installed under the guise of Windows updates ~tech security microsoft Article 660 words 20 votes
Federal judge rules that the government is entitled to all proceeds from Edward Snowden's book and paid speeches ~news usa Article 608 words 14 votes
Russia has taken part in a carefully co-ordinated spy swap with Norway and Lithuania ~news norway lithuania russia Article 614 words 7 votes
NSO exploited WhatsApp to hack at least 1400 phones and spy on top government officials at US allies ~tech facebook privacy security Article 1077 words 16 votes
MI6 accused of thwarting efforts to solve the 1961 killing of UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld ~humanities.history Article 579 words 8 votes
NSA whistleblower dropped from Australian cyber conference at the last minute ~tech security.cyber Article 500 words 6 votes
NRA was 'foreign asset' to Russia ahead of 2016, new US senate report reveals ~news russia usa Article 1044 words 22 votes
Australian Federal Police raid Canberra home where intelligence officer lived ~news australia.act politics Article 267 words 3 votes
The Russian foreign intelligence service is responsible for the fake report that launched the Seth Rich conspiracy theory that captivated conservatives and was promoted by the Trump administration ~news usa russia politics Article 2827 words 13 votes
Secrets and lies at Guantanamo Bay: Listening devices, FBI informants, and gag orders… these are just some of the ways that the US is mishandling classified information in the Al Qaeda trials ~misc Article 2139 words 5 votes
Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirms plan to create new spying powers still being considered ~news australia politics Article 719 words 9 votes
Australian Federal police raid home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst ~news australia journalism Article 608 words 11 votes
During the Cold War, the CIA secretly plucked a Soviet submarine from the ocean floor using a giant claw ~humanities.history Article 1822 words 8 votes
Report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election ~news politics usa russia PDF 4 votes
Secret report reveals Saudi incompetence and widespread use of [NATO] weapons in Yemen ~news politics yemen saudi arabia usa france Article 2253 words 6 votes
Intelligence report appeared to endorse view leftwing protesters were 'terrorists' ~news usa.va Article 1130 words 16 votes
Ukrainian kidnapped by FSB in Belarus, given six-year jail term ~news russia ukraine belarus crime Article 768 words 5 votes
Undercover spy exposed in NYC was one of many: undercover efforts targeted at least four individuals who have raised questions about the use of an Israeli firm’s spyware ~tech Article 2228 words 8 votes
German cybersecurity chief: Anyone have any evidence of Huawei naughtiness? We won't be having a word with local firms until then ~tech security.cyber security.national Article 507 words 11 votes
The CIA's communications with sources suffered a catastrophic compromise from 2009 to 2013 ~news usa iran Article 3259 words, published Nov 2 2018 16 votes