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ESPIONAGE 3

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
U.S. officials review intel sharing after damaging leak
Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023
How the latest leaked U.S. documents are different from past breaches
The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023
U.S. searches for source of highly-classified intel leak
Some Western security experts and U.S. officials have said they suspect the source could be someone from the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023
Leaked documents show Seoul torn between U.S. demands and its own policy
The secret documents were based on signals intelligence, which meant that the United States has been spying on one of its major allies in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023
Leaked documents reveal depth of U.S. spy efforts and Russia’s military struggles
The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
Chinese ambassador to Japan says spying by Astellas employee becoming clear
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao said that Chinese authorities have obtained solid evidence that the Japanese man had engaged in espionage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2023
Russia formally charges U.S. journalist with spying
The reported charges by Russia’s Federal Security Service come more than a week after the U.S. citizen was detained during a reporting trip to Russia’s Ural Mountains region.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Japan consul meets Astellas employee held in China as industry pressure grows
The Astellas employee was detained in March with Chinese authorities saying action has been taken against him over alleged espionage, the details of which have not been disclosed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2023
A front company and a fake identity: How the U.S. came to use spyware it was trying to kill.
The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2023
Russia detains American journalist in ‘dark turn’ for ties
The arrest marks the first time Russia has charged a U.S. journalist with spying since the collapse of the Soviet Union and it signals a major escalation in tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023
As missile tests escalate, North Korea plays cyberespionage long game
Pyongyang has unleashed a raft of digital weapons ultimately aimed at supporting its nuclear ambitions, threat intelligence firm Mandiant said in a report.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2023
As ties crumble, Chinese spy law could see more Japanese citizens detained
Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country for allegedly engaging in spy-related activities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
What do America’s spies really think about China?
While U.S. spy agencies focus on China’s military, economic and technological capabilities, they omit too much when it comes to the country’s domestic political challenges.

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