Tag: spying
Two Frenchmen and a Belgian charged with spying in Iran
Published on 01/03/2023 at 3:23 p.m. DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Two French nationals and a Belgian detained in Iran have been charged…
Twitter: ex-employee was spying for Saudi Arabia
The story could be taken from a movie. Ahmad Abouammo, an American-Lebanese, has just been convicted across the Atlantic of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia when he worked at…
Former Twitter employee convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
From his office in the Twitter company, he communicated to the Saudi authorities the personal details of the authors of messages hostile to the monarchy. Ahmad Abouammo was sentenced on…
New scandal at Uber, accused of spying on its drivers
Thibaut Keutchayan November 29, 2022 at 5:05 p.m. 1 © Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock According Off-InvestigationUber would have contributed to financing an OECD study on its drivers, carried out in…
Amazon forced to prove Alexa isn’t spying on your private conversations
Vincent Mannessier November 03, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. 11 © Amazon Despite protests from its lawyers, Amazon has been ordered by the courts to produce several million documents. American plaintiffs…
Netflix: Spying is a deadly game, this documentary series proves it
Eight-episode documentary series available on Netflix, as exciting as it is educational and chilling, “Spycraft: the art of espionage” reveals behind the scenes of the secret wars that remain more…
Hungary: far-right elected official sentenced for spying for Moscow
A former far-right Hungarian MEP was sentenced by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for spying for Moscow, where he now lives. “The Court found the defendant guilty (…) of spying…
Uyghurs victims of massive spying on their smartphones
A lengthy investigation by cybersecurity researchers uncovers a cyber espionage campaign targeting the oppressed Uyghur community in China. Hackers have been trapping and monitoring smartphones for over seven years. Uyghurs,…
Russian intelligence arrested a Russian suspected of spying for Ukraine
The Russian security services (FSB) said on Tuesday September 13 that they had arrested a Russian citizen suspected of having transferred classified documents to Ukraine, opening an investigation for high…
After the ban on parties, this is how Airbnb intends to detect party initiators (without spying on them)
Louise Jean August 17, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. 5 © Alexandre Boero / Clubic Airbnb will now impose a verification on your reservations to determine if you are likely to…
Sri Lanka: a Chinese research vessel accused of spying by India
UA Chinese research vessel docked in the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota, under Chinese management, on Tuesday (August 16th), port authorities announced, despite concerns from India and the United States…
Chinese research vessel arrived in Sri Lanka, India and US fear spying activities
The Chinese research vessel “Yuan Wang 5” finally docks at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on August 16, 2022. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP A Chinese research vessel finally…