Espionage

The head of Germany's secret service has called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "declaration of war" on the entire Western democratic world.

Speaking at a public session of a parliamentary committee, Bruno Kahl, who heads the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), said that President Vladimir Putin's war was therefore not primarily over the territory of Ukraine.

After July's massive cyber-attack, likely organized by Iran, the US must help its trusted partner to protect itself by enhancing its counter-intelligence capabilities

Greek journalists and officials testified on Thursday at the first hearing of a European Parliamentary inquiry on the use of Predator surveillance spyware in Greece.

Albanian PM declares Iranian diplomats personae non grata over massive cyber-attack on government's key servers in July.

Western spy chiefs say that sophistication of Beijing's intelligence operations is now comparable to the Kremlin's.
There is growing fear in Europe that the Chinese spy and counter-intelligence services represent an ever-increasing threat to Europe, even greater than the one coming from Russia.

Albania is awash with talk of Russian espionage, but might two Russians and a Ukrainian arrested at a former military factory simply be members of an 'urban exploration' community who photograph abandoned buildings for fun?

Türkiye's national intelligence organisation caught a Greek citizen on suspicion of espionage activities on behalf of Athens, Demirören News Agency reported on June 25. 

Mohamed Amar Ampara, who was captured in Türkiye, was being interrogated by the spy agency, the agency reported.

As U.S. intelligence agencies ramp up their efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties.

Within the scope of counter-intelligence facilities named "İKK," Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has prioritized implementing briefings on the defense industry, the rising star sector of the country, daily Milliyet has reported. 

The two SANS (State Agency for National Security) employees investigated for espionage in favor of Russia have been removed. They are heads of sectors and departments in the agency, said SANS chairman Plamen Tonchev.

Bulgaria: Two SANS Officers and Someone from a Ministry are under Investigation for Espionage