2026 • Jan 20
UK approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London after reassurances from spy chiefs
Critics expected to mount legal challenge to plans for vast complex at Royal Mint Court amid security concerns
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2026 • Jan 18
Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies
Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhile there has been no shortage of politicians eager to raise concerns about China...
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2025 • Dec 03
Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes
Report says ‘systemic failures’ led to collapse of trial, but found no evidence of UK government interference Parliament’s security committee has criticised prosecutors for
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2025 • Nov 15
Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous
The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe. ...
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2025 • Oct 21
NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware
Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta's business. ...
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2025 • Aug 31
600,000 Chinese college students admitted to the US? Don’t count on it.
President Trump's claim that 600,000 Chinese students would be admitted to the U.S. in exchange for trade deals is unrealistic, but policymakers should still weigh the risks and benefits of Chinese st...
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2025 • Aug 10
Revealed: oligarchs spied on UK lawyers who ran Serious Fraud Office cases
The Guardian has obtained surveillance images taken by hired spies whose goal is said to have been identifying sources and gaining ‘leverage’
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2025 • Jul 31
Foreign spies are targeting defence employees working on Aukus, Asio boss reveals
Public servants and private contractors with access to sensitive national security information are making it easy for spies, including by posting on LinkedIn, Mike Burgess will say in a speech<...
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