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Recent arrests only ‘tip of the iceberg’, with hundreds more operatives believed to be ‘up to mischief’ in Germany
Employee of far-right AfD’s lead candidate is latest figure to be accused of passing information to Beijing
Christopher Cash was arrested by police last year under the Official Secrets Act
A husband and wife team allegedly conspired to smuggle sensitive military technology out of Europe on Beijing’s orders
Polish national accused of passing on information about key airport as part of plan to assassinate Ukrainian president
Two men held for alleged plan to sabotage military sites including a base training Ukrainian soldiers
Deputy PM says government will examine new curbs around technology sharing and call in vice-chancellors
Jan Marsalek used agents in Vienna to plot break-ins and assassinations by Russian hit squads, prosecutors claim
Game of ‘cat and mouse’ returns to cold war levels, say intelligence officers
Senior German air force officers appeared to discuss supplying missiles to Ukraine in phone call recording
Executive at fraudulent German financial services company led a double life
Asio report prompts outrage and calls for unnamed ‘traitor’ to be unmasked
Cache of documents reveals role of business in providing authorities with cyber espionage tools and services
Report says Moscow aims to weaken support for Kyiv by reprising methods drawn from Soviet espionage playbook
Afghan national, who worked for Britain’s security services, is challenging the decision to strip him of UK citizenship
News of 2022 conviction will add to fears among foreign executives and professionals in the country
Ministry of State Security pursues more public and political role as Xi tightens grip on nation
‘Espionage agent’ for Beijing has since been deported, London tribunal hears
Flemish far-right politician Frank Creyelman was an intelligence asset for Beijing for years, according to investigation
Beijing and western capitals have increasingly publicised espionage allegations amid rising tensions
Turkish security forces detain 34 people suspected of working for Mossad and plotting attacks against Palestinians
Outdated penal code prevented action against far-right Flemish politician, says justice minister
Chinese spies ran a Belgian politician as an intelligence asset for more than three years
Covert officer paid and directed far-right Belgian politician for more than three years
Charles McGonigal had pleaded guilty to violating US sanctions by helping the Russian oligarch spy on a rival
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