DefenceTalkDefenceTalkEspionage in Australia had eclipsed Cold War levels, the country’s spymaster told parliament on Tuesday, in a speech warning that citizens were being monitored and harassed by foreign powers. Several politicians across the ideological spectrum have become embroiled in investigations into suspected overseas influence operations — most notably from China. Australia’s normally tight-lipped spy chiefs […]https://www.defencetalk.com/espionage-in-australia-at-higher-levels-than-cold-war-spy-chief-warns-76484/

DefenceTalkUS authorities on Thursday charged a professor at a university in Tennessee with fraud and false statements, saying he hid his link to a Chinese institution while taking funding from NASA. In the latest case related to US efforts to halt alleged unauthorized technology transfers to China, the Justice Department said Anming Hu hid his […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-professor-charged-with-hiding-link-to-china-on-nasa-funded-project-74360/

Some 1,000 open investigations of Chinese technology theft now involve every FBI office in the United States, FBI Director Christopher Wray told guests at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Thursday. “Even as I stand here talking to you today, the FBI has about 1,000 investigations involving China’s attempted theft of US-based […]