Tag: National Security Agency

  • An international student arrested for espionage in Norway

    An international student arrested for espionage in Norway

    A 25-year-old Malaysian national has been arrested for espionage for allegedly participating in signals intelligence activities in Norway, including wiretapping. The person denies the charges, reports NRK. The arrest took place on Friday evening, carried out by the Norwegian intelligence service PST, with the specific target of the espionage unclear. Although the man is of…

  • EU state raises Islamist terror threat level

    EU state raises Islamist terror threat level

    Sweden is now seen as a “priority target” by some religious extremists, the country’s security chief has said Sweden’s national security agency has raised its terror alert to the second highest level after a string of Quran-burning incidents in the country sparked anger across the Muslim world. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Charlotte…

  • Smart cities vulnerable to cyber attacks

    Smart cities vulnerable to cyber attacks

    As cities grow more technologically advanced, we must adapt to new security measures to keep up with digital threats, writes Paul Budde. A NEW set of guidelines has been issued by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) warning about security risks consists of the use of 5G technology in so-called smart cities. ASD’s concerns are consistent…

  • The US spied on its most important allies.  Will they finally resist?

    The US spied on its most important allies. Will they finally resist?

    Eavesdrop on their ?partners? could upset Washington’s own global security architecture US President Joe Biden’s administration is in dire straits after officials were made aware last week that a cache of classified documents leaked in March showing that the US is spying on allies. One of the most damning leaks revealed extensive details of US…

  • Investigation of Lars Findsen’s allegations of political interference – and the Prime Minister’s knowledge of the matter

    Concerns mostly unfoundedThe stated reason at the time of the suspension was the suspicion that FE was collaborating with the US National Security Agency to spy on Danish citizens – “serious concerns raised by an independent inspection”, according to Bramsen. An investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, and four of the five were reinstated, leaving…

  • China’s espionage, data theft cause concern for Norway, Netherlands

    China’s espionage, data theft cause concern for Norway, Netherlands

    Oslo [Norway]March 21 (ANI): China’s “state-sponsored” hackers, who did contract work in the service of state espionage, and data theft have become the main problem for Norway and the Netherlands, according to an article on Portal Plus authored by Valerio Fabbri. The hackers use a sophisticated mix of social engineering techniques, including using dating sites,…

  • Ex-minister charged with revealing state secrets

    Ex-minister charged with revealing state secrets

    The case involves joint spying operations by US and Danish intelligence services, which reportedly eavesdropped on Western leaders Denmark’s former defense minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been charged with leaking state secrets, after claiming that Danish military intelligence worked with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on a number of foreign officials, including…

  • World Insights: The US is the world’s biggest spy power

    World Insights: The US is the world’s biggest spy power

    © Provided by Xinhua Living up to the epithet “surveillance empire,” the United States has for decades conducted indiscriminate mass surveillance of foreign governments, corporations, and individuals as well as its own citizens. BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — A completely harmless, unmanned civilian airship has been caught in the crosshairs in the latest anti-China stunt…

  • Turkey signals a possible rapprochement with Syria

    Turkey signals a possible rapprochement with Syria

    Washington – Recently, there have been signs of reconciliation between Turkey and Syria, which have been at loggerheads for more than a decade as Ankara backed Syrian rebel forces fighting Damascus. The pro-government daily Hurriyet reported on September 16 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had expressed a desire to meet his Syrian counterpart, Bashar…

  • World Insights: The United States, empire of mass surveillance

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — For decades, the United States has conducted indiscriminate mass surveillance of its citizens, as well as of foreign governments, companies and individuals. Various surveillance projects undertaken by Washington have been exposed one after the other in recent years, revealing more evidence of America’s pervasive and ubiquitous surveillance of the world.…

  • Danish News Round-Up: Extra spicy, but not in a good way

    Danish News Round-Up: Extra spicy, but not in a good way

    A brand of tortilla chips is being withdrawn from sale due to the risk that they have been contaminated with higher than normal doses of atropine and scopolamine. Paulig is recalling all packages of its organic Santa Maria Tortilla Chips with an expiration date of March 30, 2023 or earlier. Unwelcome additionSmall doses of atropine…

  • Denmark and the United States asked difficult questions about spy allegations

    European countries have pressured the United States and Denmark over reports that the two worked together to spy on top European politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Danish broadcaster DR said that the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE) cooperated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information from 2012 to 2014. Mrs…

  • How Denmark became the NSA’s listening post in Europe

    How Denmark became the NSA’s listening post in Europe

    Sunday’s revelations that Danish spies helped the US National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor European leaders highlighted the crucial role that the Scandinavian country has played in US intelligence, a collaboration that has intensified over the years. Denmark served as an outpost for NSA agents spies on German Chancellor Angela MerkeI and other politicians across…

  • Confidence in Iceland’s allies is undermined

    Confidence in Iceland’s allies is undermined

    “This is a very serious matter that clearly undermines the trust in our communication with these nations – our allies and friends.” – said the Foreign Minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson in Alþingi, the Icelandic Parliament. He referred to information provided by mbl.is and other media that the Danish Military Intelligence Agency (FE) was helping the…

  • UK court rules extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States

    UK court rules extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States

    A British judge on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited to the United States to be responsible for spy charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher was at risk of suicide if sent into custody across the Atlantic.…

  • Prosecutor: Ecofascism behind the attack on the mink farm

    Prosecutor: Ecofascism behind the attack on the mink farm

    Two young men, 18 and 20 years old, are charged with arson after a mink farm in Sölvesborg burned down last autumn. There were no minks in the fire-damaged buildings and the matter has been investigated by the Security Police. “The two accused have a connection to violent right-wing extremism and eco-fascism, which is a…