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    • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
      UK foreign policy
      UK response to Chinese spying ‘completely inadequate’, report finds

      Parliamentary committee concludes government is ‘singularly failing’ to respond to threat posed by Beijing

      A Union flag and a Chinese flag on a pole with security cameras in front of a portrait of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen gate during a visit by British Prime Minister Theresa May to China, in Beijing on January 31, 2018
    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      South Korea gets tough on tech leaks to China

      Seoul says US export controls have made Chinese companies more aggressive in acquiring expertise

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    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Ex-Apple engineer accused of stealing trade secrets and fleeing to China

      Case is among several announced on Tuesday over alleged crimes including export violations and smuggling

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation

      Chinese parent ByteDance says its employees accessed user data to find sources of information to reporters

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    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      Germany
      German police open probe into sabotage of rail system

      Political motive not ruled out after damage to fibre optic cables brought services across north of country to halt

      Rail passengers wait for information in Berlin after train services were brought to a halt on Saturday
    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
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      Ex-Jones Day partner told to pay £635k over instruction to ‘burn’ app

      Lawyer Raymond McKeeve had been found in contempt of court over Ocado corporate espionage probe

      Headquarters of international law firm Jones Day Cleveland, Ohio
    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Japanese business & finance
      Sushi executive resigns after arrest for industrial espionage

      Japanese conveyor-belt restaurant groups are grappling with weaker yen and higher import prices

      A Kappa Sushi restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      White House sounds alert on inbound Chinese investment

      Biden signs executive order urging closer scrutiny of deals involving critical technologies

      US president Joe Biden walks along the colonnade in the White House on Wednesday
    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      US and UK intelligence chiefs call for vigilance on China’s industrial spies

      Beijing is using ‘every tool’ to steal western technology, FBI director says after MI5 meeting

      Ken McCallum, left, director-general of MI5, and FBI director Christopher Wray at a joint press conference
    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      Huawei Technologies
      Canada to ban Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

      Trudeau government delivers long-awaited decision on equipment manufacturers targeted by Washington

      A Huawei logo is seen on a cell phone screen in its store at Vina del Mar, Chile
    • Monday, 18 April, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      America is struggling to counter China’s intellectual property theft

      US should avoid racial profiling and raise law enforcement’s tech knowhow

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    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
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      US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part Two)

      Is China’s rapid advancement in technology driven by theft of US trade secrets?

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      FT CollectionsTech Exchange
      Kevin Mandia: We’re braced for the impact of Russian cyber attacks

      In the second of our monthly ‘Tech Exchange’ interviews, the founder of cyber security firm Mandiant warns of indiscriminate hacking of western companies and governments as the Ukraine crisis escalates

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
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      LVMH settles corruption claims linked to former French spy chief

      Plea deal allows Bernard Arnault’s luxury group to avoid prosecution for alleged offences

      Bernard Squarcini, former director of France’s domestic intelligence agency
    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      US-China relations
      Chinese intelligence officer convicted of stealing GE secrets

      US justice department accuses Beijing of using espionage to modernise its industries

      General Electric logo sits on an M601 turboprop aircraft engine
    • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
      Iberdrola SA
      Iberdrola CEO under criminal probe in corporate spying case

      Court demands Galán give testimony as a suspect as part of a long-running probe of business behaviour in Spain

      Ignacio Galán of Iberdrola
    • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
      UK universities
      UK academics struggle with stricter security on China partnerships

      Universities have been accused of generating research that may benefit Beijing’s military

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      Cyber Security
      Cyber attackers target online security group FireEye

      ‘Nation state’ suspected in theft of powerful hacking tools

    • Friday, 18 September, 2020
      Political espionage
      Former British spy in Chinese influence probe

      Fraser Cameron denies Belgian and UK allegations that he sold sensitive information

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      US-China relations
      US prosecutors allege widespread China-based hacking plot

      Justice department unveils charges over alleged conspiracy targeting more than 100 companies

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      Volkswagen AG
      German prosecutors say death of a man is linked to VW scandal

      Body was found in a burning car 20km from carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg

    • Monday, 10 August, 2020
      Andrew Hill
      Spies, lies and dormant ties: how to use and abuse LinkedIn

      The networking site is a vital tool for many, especially those seeking work, but treat it with care

      'American Psycho': the days of swapping viral particles via the interchange of cardboard rectangles may well be over
    • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
      Cyber Security
      US says Chinese hackers targeted Covid-19 trade secrets

      Indictment alleges scheme to exploit security weaknesses at research groups

    • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
      Australian politics
      Australia recruits 500 cyber spies as China tensions rise

      Prime minister says digital attacks threaten the country’s economy and sovereignty

    • Monday, 29 June, 2020
      Taiwan
      Taiwan looks to tighten investment rules for China

      Taipei is trying to guard against Beijing gaining access to crucial data and technology

      An AMD chip
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