Spying
- Middle East
Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
New York: Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo has been found guilty by a US court for accessing private information in the accounts of certain Twitter users, and providing that information to officials…
- World
Julian Assange extradition case sent to UK minister Priti Patel
London: The extradition case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in the US over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was sent to UK…
- India
Inform us if you suspect you are a Pegasus victim: SC probe panel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed committee probing the Pegasus spyware snooping matter has issued a public notice seeking details from people who may have felt their mobile devices may have been…
- Technology
Meta alerts 50K users on being targeted by ‘surveillance-for-hire’ entities
San Francisco: Meta has alerted around 50,000 users that their accounts were spied on by commercial ‘surveillance-for-hire’ schemes around the globe. The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people across the Internet to collect…
- Technology
Google purges several stalkerware ads promoting spying on spouses
New Delhi: In a bid to minimise the spread of stalkerware (used by abusers to spy on the phones of their spouses), Google has once again purged several “stalkerware” ads from its…
- Technology
Facebook whistleblower cites spying by China
New York: During much-anticipated testimony before the US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen repeatedly pointed outside of the country for examples of how the social network could be used…
- India
Woman moves Kerala HC to seek help for son jailed in UAE for spying
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s stand on a woman’s plea for necessary support to her son, who is languishing in a UAE prison since August 2015, after…
- Technology
Huawei may have listened in phone calls on Dutch mobile network
Amsterdam: Chinese telecoms equipment supplier Huawei was able to monitor all the phone conversations made through the Netherlands’s largest mobile network, reported Dutch News citing Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. Huwaei was able to…
- Middle East
Iran says it has arrested spies for Israel, other nations
Tehran: Iranian authorities arrested several people on charges of spying for Israel and other nations, state TV announced Monday. An unnamed Intelligence Ministry official in the country’s eastern Azerbaijan province was quoted by…
- World
China recruits Uyghurs to spy on their own while abroad: Report
Xinjiang: China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other minorities have had devastating consequences within its borders. Reports have now emerged that members of the Uyghur community are being forced by Beijing authorities to…
- World
Singapore man spying for China in US arrested
Singapore: The Singaporean who spied on the United States for China was arrested on Wednesday by the Internal Security Department (ISD) upon his return to Singapore. According to an official statement, “Dickson…
- World
China: Spying allegations against NYC cop ‘pure fabrication’
Beijing: China on Tuesday said allegations against a New York City police officer charged with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government are pure fabrication and part of a US plot to…
- World
China-based company spying on at least 10,000 Indians: Report
Amid the ongoing India-China border face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese government is keeping an eye over 10,000 Indian individuals and organizations in its global database of “foreign…
- Technology
Google spying on users data to learn how rival apps work: Report
San Francisco: Google is reportedly keeping tabs to how its users interact with rival Android apps, selectively monitoring how the users interact with non-Google apps via an internal programme to make its products…
- News
Singaporean pleads guilty to spying for China in the US
Singapore/Washington: A Singaporean man pleaded guilty to acting under the direction of Chinese intelligence officials to obtain sensitive information from Americans, the US Justice Department said. Yeo Jun Wei pleaded guilty on Friday…
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