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Eavesdropping power strip

spypowerstrip We think you'll like this gadget, as it's suitable to any indoor space - whether work-related or residential. Whose going to look twice at a fully functional power strip and assume it's...

Lebanon spy count at 25

Lebanese soldiersOn Thursday, Lebanon officially accused four additional people with spying on behalf of Israel, which according to an AFP judicial source, brings the total charged since the start of 2009 to 25. The Lebanese spy hunt is going full steam ahead and shows no sign of...

7 Italians plead innocent in CIA ki...

nicolopollari1The trial against those allegedly involved in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric working in Milan continues to unfold in Italy. The defendants comprise seven Italians and 26 Americans, the latter who are...

4 Bulgarians accused of espionage i...

Photography prohibited

Greece is jam-packed with picture-worthy sights, and there’s no shortage of tourists milling about to snap away at the nation’s treasures, but it turns out the Greeks may give you a hard time if you point your Kodak in the wrong direction – as four Bulgarian visitors recently...

Berlin: Spy convicted of helping Ir...

sinbad1In October 2008, an Iranian-Canadian businessman, now 61, who spied on behalf of Germany (codename Sinbad) was arrested on charges of supporting Tehran’s missile program. He has just been convicted and...

This is a calculator…or is it...

spying calculatorChina introduces another spy gadget perfectly suited to the office - a video camera disguised as an average, every day office calculator. In addition to being able to record...

Pentagon taps into young hackers

Hackers at workIn today’s world of espionage, cyber spying and cyber attacks are not to be taken lightly, and the Pentagon has decided it’s high time they build an army of geeks ready not only to defend the country’s networks but also to...

Israel plotting to kill Hezbollah l...

Hassan NasrallahSenior member of Hezbollah Nawaf al-Mussawi says Israel is plotting to assassinate Hezbollah’s big chief Hassan Nasrallah, and that Israel’s planned home front drill is really a way for the country to...

Big telco spies on job applicants

Is your company spying on its employees? Way more interesting than your average “Company A spies on Company B to steal trade secrets” story of corporate espionage, Deutsche Telekom – a German telco – allegedly contracted a detective agency to spy on the...

NY: Little sympathy for unrepentant...

Three of the suspects and an attorney in courtFour men with plans to bomb two NYC synagogues and shoot down U.S. military planes appeared in court yesterday after being arrested on Wednesday night. A federal prosecutor on the case said that the men – far from being repentant – were disappointed they’d missed out on the...

Informant helps FBI stop NY terrori...

James Cromitie (aka Abdul Rehman)Thanks to an invaluable informant and a carefully orchestrated FBI operation, the plans of four amateur NY-based terrorists have been thwarted. The undercover investigation lasted...

Terrorists use Facebook to recruit ...

Facebook LogoSo while the FBI is using Facebook and other online marketing tools to help catch fugitives and find missing children, terrorists have decided there may be something in these sites for...

The Hip Face of the FBI

Twitter LogoFacebook and Twitter have been mainstream for quite some time, but it’s still surprising – and refreshing – to see the stuffy FBI embrace next generation...

New intel website from U.S. gov

NCPC LogoInterested in what the U.S. is doing to combat the threat of weapons of mass destruction? The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) thinks you are, and they’re...

Ex-spies reveal illegal espionage i...

President Uribe Two former officers of Colombia’s main security and intelligence agency, the Department of Administrative Security (DAS), recently told all to La FM radio station. Turns out the candidates who ran against the then incumbent and current president Alvaro Uribe in 2006 were spied upon by...