The picture you’ve got in your heads about Russian spies is not Russian at all. What you believe Russian espionage to be like, is actually American propaganda about Russia.

I bring you actual Russian espionage:

- Paint swastikas around the cities of your enemies to artificially inflate & rile up the far right
- Simultaneously bring pigs heads to mosques to facilitate chaos and hatred between these different groups at the heart of your enemy

#espionage #russia #europe #france

The picture you’ve got in your heads about Russian spies is not Russian at all. What you believe Russian espionage to be like, is actually American propaganda about Russia.

I bring you actual Russian espionage:

- Paint swastikas around the cities of your enemies to artificially inflate & rile up the far right
- Simultaneously bring pigs heads to mosques to facilitate chaos and hatred between these different groups at the heart of your enemy

#espionage #russia #europe #france

The Japanese government plans to establish a national intelligence bureau as early as July 2026, sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/politics/intelligence-bureau-planned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #ldp #espionage #publicsecurityintelligenceagency #defenseministry #foreignministry #cabinet

The U.K. appears poised to approve China’s plan for a massive new embassy in London, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks to put spying fears aside and revive his plans for a diplomatic reset with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/starmer-china-spying-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #espionage #china #uk

The escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela has troubled European powers who maintain territories in the Caribbean, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/politics/us-venezuela-europe-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #espionage #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #usmilitary #eu #europe #france #uk #netherlands

It's weird. When the US forces the sale of TikTok, tries to stop hardware suppliers from spying on US companies, and puts on questionable tariffs, National Security is an acceptable reason. When other countries try to do the same, it's protectionism and anti-innovation.
#digitalsovereignty #bigtech #espionage
https://datainnovation.org/2025/11/summit-on-european-digital-sovereignty-pushes-protectionism-over-progress/

It's weird. When the US forces the sale of TikTok, tries to stop hardware suppliers from spying on US companies, and puts on questionable tariffs, National Security is an acceptable reason. When other countries try to do the same, it's protectionism and anti-innovation.
#digitalsovereignty #bigtech #espionage
https://datainnovation.org/2025/11/summit-on-european-digital-sovereignty-pushes-protectionism-over-progress/

A Russian spy ship on the edge of U.K. waters pointed lasers at British pilots for the first time in a "deeply dangerous” escalation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/russian-spy-ship-british-pilots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #uk #espionage

MI5 warned U.K. lawmakers of new China-backed efforts to target them online, reigniting concerns about espionage by Beijing around Parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/mi5-uk-chinese-espionage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #uk #espionage

Où on apprend que les négociateurs européens au G7 utilisent #WhatsApp comme machine à café virtuelle pour discuter en "off". Donc #Meta, donc les #USA savent qui discute avec qui et quand en "off". L'illetrisme numérique de nos politiques est affligeant. Comme quoi convaincre son entourage de passer sur des solutions comme #signal est très important...
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/caroline-au-pays-des-27/caroline-au-pays-des-27-du-mardi-04-novembre-2025-4328656

#politique #numerique #diplomatie #espionage

"Outside researchers weren’t convinced the discovery was the watershed moment the Anthropic posts made it out to be. They questioned why these sorts of advances are often attributed to malicious hackers when white-hat hackers and developers of legitimate software keep reporting only incremental gains from their use of AI."

Ars Technica: Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/researchers-question-anthropic-claim-that-ai-assisted-attack-was-90-autonomous/ @arstechnica @dangoodin #Anthropic #infosec #espionage

"Outside researchers weren’t convinced the discovery was the watershed moment the Anthropic posts made it out to be. They questioned why these sorts of advances are often attributed to malicious hackers when white-hat hackers and developers of legitimate software keep reporting only incremental gains from their use of AI."

Ars Technica: Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/researchers-question-anthropic-claim-that-ai-assisted-attack-was-90-autonomous/ @arstechnica @dangoodin #Anthropic #infosec #espionage

Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign

https://www.anthropic.com/news/disrupting-AI-espionage

#HackerNews #Disrupting #AI #Espionage #Cybersecurity #AI #News #Cyber #Espionage

Où on apprend que les négociateurs européens au G7 utilisent #WhatsApp comme machine à café virtuelle pour discuter en "off". Donc #Meta, donc les #USA savent qui discute avec qui et quand en "off". L'illetrisme numérique de nos politiques est affligeant. Comme quoi convaincre son entourage de passer sur des solutions comme #signal est très important...
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/caroline-au-pays-des-27/caroline-au-pays-des-27-du-mardi-04-novembre-2025-4328656

#politique #numerique #diplomatie #espionage

The recent China spy scandal in the U.K. highlights a chaotic, disorienting political and intelligence environment, resembling something more likely found in spy fiction rather than real-world espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/28/world/uks-china-spy-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #china #slowhorses #johnlecarre #espionage #m15

NYT reported Tues that #Trump “is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.” Those are #DOJ probes into connections between Trump’s 2016 campaign & #Russia’s intelligence activities intended to help him win that election, & Trump’s alleged violation of the #Espionage Act, & other laws, by evading DOJ efforts to recover highly #ClassifiedDocuments that Trump lifted from the White House….

#law
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/trump-justice-doj-settlement-230-million/

NYT reported Tues that #Trump “is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.” Those are #DOJ probes into connections between Trump’s 2016 campaign & #Russia’s intelligence activities intended to help him win that election, & Trump’s alleged violation of the #Espionage Act, & other laws, by evading DOJ efforts to recover highly #ClassifiedDocuments that Trump lifted from the White House….

#law
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/trump-justice-doj-settlement-230-million/

China said it’s uncovered "irrefutable evidence” of U.S. government cyber attacks on the country’s main agency responsible for timekeeping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/19/asia-pacific/politics/china-evidence-us-cyber-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #china #hacking #espionage

Britain's MI5 spy chief expressed frustration over a China spying case collapsing, which led to intense scrutiny of whether the government was to blame, saying Chinese operatives posed a daily national security threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/world/politics/mi5-china-spying-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukchina #espionage #surveillance