Britain sounds alarm on spyware, mercenary hacking market
Western officials have long warned of cyber threats from rival powers such as Russia or China, but the proliferation of hack-for-hire firms is attracting growing concern.
Top US, China diplomats weigh first meeting since balloon drama
A meeting between Antony Blinken and Wang Yi is said to be possible at the Munich Security Conference, which runs from Feb 17 to 19.
No US surveillance craft in China's airspace, White House says
The US government denies China's accusation that high-altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022.
Australia orders checks on Chinese-made cameras in defence offices
The checks come after Britain in November asked its government departments to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings, citing security risks.
Beijing says second balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese
The Chinese foreign ministry says the device is of 'a civilian nature and used for flight tests'.
Some athletes advised to use burner phones for Beijing Games
Many National Olympic Committees say they will provide their athletes and staff with temporary devices to avert security risks and combat any surveillance during the Games.
US court to weigh FBI surveillance of mosque
The Justice Department has maintained that it launched the surveillance programme for objective reasons, not because those being watched were Muslims.
‘The UN’s eyes’: French Navy enforces North Korea sanctions
The team is part of an international mission enforcing UN sanctions on Pyongyang, flying surveillance trips from the US Futenma base in Japan's Okinawa.
Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lamp posts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants.
Ikea France faces verdict over employee spying claims
In one case, the former head of risk management wanted to know how an employee could afford to drive a brand-new BMW convertible, while in another he sought to know why an employee in Bordeaux had 'suddenly become a protester'.
Hackers breach cameras at banks, jails, Tesla and more
The hacker group claims to have ferreted out credentials of a high-level administrator account at Silicon Valley firm Verkada, which runs a platform operating security systems online.
Huawei among Chinese companies helping Beijing spy on Uighur Muslims
Researchers uncover new details on how apps and tech companies like Zapya, Huawei and Megvii contribute to China’s surveillance and mass internment programme in Xinjiang.
