‘You’ve caused an international incident’: how my work mistake came back to haunt me
It was the Observer’s big scoop of 2003, and as a young journalist, I was asked to type up a top-secret memo. Now my mess-up has made it to the […]
Secret US intel team working for UAE spied on rivals’ iPhones, report reveals
REUTERS WASHINGTON A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the […]
How Ziad Ahmad Itani fell into Mossad’s honey trap
by Ali Younes Ziad Ahmad Itani performs on stage in Beirut in 2013 [AFP] Before he was arrested as a suspected Israeli spy, Ziad Ahmad Itani was a successful […]
Israel spied on US-Iranian nuclear talks – then fed information to Obama's political opponents, US officials claim
JON STONE Tuesday 24 March 2015 American officials have accused Israel of spying on diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran – and then feeding sensitive information back to Barack Obama’s political opponents in America. Israel, which says the allegation are “utterly false”, is opposed to an emerging deal […]
Israel spied on US-Iranian nuclear talks – then fed information to Obama’s political opponents, US officials claim
JON STONE Tuesday 24 March 2015 American officials have accused Israel of spying on diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran – and then feeding sensitive information back to Barack Obama’s political opponents in America. Israel, which says the allegation are “utterly false”, is opposed to an emerging deal […]
Russian researchers expose breakthrough US spying programme
SAN FRANCISCO — The US National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world’s computers, according to cyber researchers and former […]
Iraq War Critic: NSA Targeted Gerhard Schröder’s Mobile Phone
AP In this archive photo, then-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder can be seen making a mobile phone call in June 2002. It wasn’t only Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone that was on the NSA’s target list. New German media reports claim the US spy agency also tapped Gerhard Schröder’s phone calls in […]
How the Swiss government keeps its secrets secret
October 26, 2013 SWISSINFO.CH As the row over spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) deepens – it was reported this week that the NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders – concerns are being raised about politicians’ communications. The latest revelations that the US National Security Agency swept […]
NSA spying: “They have destroyed the system”
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch October 30, 2013 – 15:24 The city of Geneva has been in the spotlight this week as part of the latest National Security Agency (NSA) spying […]
Spy expert says Australia operating as 'listening post' for US agencies including the NSA
ABC News: by Jason Om and staff — A veteran spy watcher claims Australia is playing a role in America’s intelligence networks by monitoring vast swathes of the Asia Pacific region and feeding information to the US. Intelligence expert Professor Des Ball says the Australian Signals Directorate – formerly known […]
Spy expert says Australia operating as ‘listening post’ for US agencies including the NSA
ABC News: by Jason Om and staff — A veteran spy watcher claims Australia is playing a role in America’s intelligence networks by monitoring vast swathes of the Asia Pacific region and feeding information to the US. Intelligence expert Professor Des Ball says the Australian Signals Directorate – formerly known […]
CIA spied on 7.8 billion Saudi calls
As controversy continues to encircle the American surveillance program, Cryptome, the digital library host that was created by the US as a repository for secret documents and material, revealed that the CIA spied on 7.8 billion calls in Saudi Arabia. The Cryptome report said that “Saudi Arabia was the target […]
Merkel calls Obama over suspicion U.S. monitored her phone
October 23, 2013 – 20:00 BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government has obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela Merkel and she […]
Dutch Foreign Ministry worker arrested for spying
A 60-year-old foreign affairs ministry worker was arrested on March 24th and is suspected of selling sensitive information to Russia. News of the arrest was released over the weekend. Police believe that over a period of seven years, the man passed “highly confidential” information to a couple living in Germany. […]
Brits to pay $3 bln to be spied upon on web, emails, texts
Russian TV: UK taxpayers will have to pay billions of dollars to have their web surfing, email exchange, text messaging, and even Skype calls, monitored. In addition to the hefty […]