Posts Tagged ‘insider threat’
South Korean Military Intel Official Arrested For Allegedly Leaking Secrets, Reportedly On Spies
A civilian employee in South Korea’s military intelligence command was arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets, the Defense Ministry said, as local media speculated the information was about South Korean spies operating abroad and that it may have been sent to North Korea. A military court issued a warrant Tuesday to arrest the employee in…
Read MoreAmazon employee called in bomb threat to North Haven fulfillment center, police say
An Amazon employee is accused of calling in a bomb threat to his company’s fulfillment center earlier this month, police said. Michael Pierre, 32, of Bridgeport, is accused of calling in the bomb threat on the night of July 14. Dispatchers received the threat around 11 p.m. and the fulfillment center was evacuated, according to…
Read MoreFormer TSA employee faces prison over fake bomb notes
A former TSA employee faces up to five years in prison after allegedly leaving fake bomb threat notes in a Tulsa airport bathroom on two separate occasions last March, according to authorities. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced Tuesday, a former TSA employee made an initial appearance before the federal court for leaving notes in the…
Read MoreMarried Maryland doctors accused of conspiracy with ties to Russia have charges dismissed
Married Maryland doctors accused of a conspiracy case tied to Russia are having their charges dropped, according to our media partner The Baltimore Banner. Prosecutors moved too slow in re-trying a former Johns Hopkins doctor and her spouse, an Army major, according to the Banner. Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist Dr. Anna Gabrielian and her spouse Dr.…
Read MoreFormer CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Espionage
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to gather and deliver national defense information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). According to court documents, Ma and a blood relative of his (identified as co-conspirator #1 or CC #1) were naturalized U.S. citizens…
Read More3 Men Charged In The Uk With Assisting The Hong Kong Intelligence Service
British police have charged three men with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service amid growing concern that hostile states are trying to interfere with democracy and economic activity in the U.K. The three men were among 11 people arrested earlier this month in Yorkshire and London by counterterrorism police using provisions of a new law…
Read MorePolice Search Brussels Office Of Prominent Far-Right German Lawmaker Over China Spying Allegations
Authorities were searching the European parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels on Tuesday, Germany’s top prosecutor’s office said. Maximilian Krah, the Alternative for Germany party’s top candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been under scrutiny after an assistant of his was arrested last month on suspicion of spying for…
Read MoreFormer NSA employee from Colorado sentenced to 21+ years for attempted espionage
A former National Security Agency employee was sentenced Monday to 262 months in prison for attempted espionage. Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, of Colorado Springs was sentenced in connection with his efforts to transmit classified National Defense Information to an agent of the Russian Federation. Dalke pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to transmit classified…
Read More3 Germans Arrested On Suspicion Of Spying For China, Transferring Info On Potential Military Tech
Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday. Prosecutors said the three German citizens are accused of having acted for Chinese intelligence since some point before June 2022. They are also suspected of violating German export laws by exporting…
Read MoreGermany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia
Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on U.S. military facilities, in a serious effort to undermine military support for Ukraine, officials said on Thursday. Authorities have searched the homes and workplaces of the two suspects who stand accused of working for a foreign secret service. One…
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