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

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
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      Sushi executive resigns after arrest for industrial espionage

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

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
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      Biden signs executive order urging closer scrutiny of deals involving critical technologies

    • 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

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
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      America is struggling to counter China’s intellectual property theft

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    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
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      Is China’s rapid advancement in technology driven by theft of US trade secrets?

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
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      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

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    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
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      Chinese intelligence officer convicted of stealing GE secrets

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

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

    • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
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      Universities have been accused of generating research that may benefit Beijing’s military

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

      ‘Nation state’ suspected in theft of powerful hacking tools

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

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

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

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

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      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

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      Top City litigator accused of excessive costs in espionage case

      Corporate intelligence firm Diligence says Neil Gerrard’s costs were ‘disproportionate’

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
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      US accuses Huawei of stealing technology from six companies

      Justice department files fresh charges against Chinese telecoms equipment group

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      Why legal cloud may linger over Spanish corporates

      Ex-police commissioner and his role in company takeovers could leave mark for years

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