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Lebanon Breaks Up Alleged Israeli Spy Ring
Last week, Lebanon’s military intelligence agency reported the arrest of a Palestinian man, purportedly a spy recruited by Israel. Sources say that the suspect was recruited by Mossad to gather information on terror groups and Lebanese Army movements. Allegedly, he was also told to search for details about Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator. Arad…
Hilton marked by corporate espionage
When Hilton launched its new lifestyle brand hotel Denizen in April 2009, Starwood freaked, and brought suit against Hilton for “the clearest imaginable case of corporate espionage, theft of…
Germany gears up for Chinese spy scare
While China’s busy denying its hand in the decades-long economic espionage case that recently came to light in the U.S., Germany is ramping up to deal with a spy onslaught from the Chinese. According to the widely read German weekly Der Spiegel, a German intelligence agency has created the “China Task Force,” whose purpose is to…
Deutsche Bank spying on board members?
Germany’s biggest bank – Deutsche Bank – may face criminal charges for spying on board members who were suspected of being liberal with confidential company details. There’s also been talk of the bank spying on outspoken shareholder Michael Bohndorf. It is now up to state prosecutors…
China says has conclusive evidence against Australi ...
China has surprised just about everyone with its recent arrest of four employees of the world’s second largest mining company, Rio Tinto. The detainees – one Australian and three Chinese – have been accused…
Goldman code spy out on bail
Sergey Aleynikov – a Russian computer programmer who started working at Goldman Sachs in May 2007 and was recently accused of stealing code from the company – was released on $750,000 bail. In addition to…
UK: Deloitte in the counter-espionage game
The international consultancy Deloitte has announced the launch of a new corporate counter-espionage team within its Security, Privacy & Resilience department. Corporate espionage is on the rise, and Deloitte has cautioned others that this sort of spying can have severe affects on…
Russians spy on German industry
The top dog in Germany’s domestic counter-espionage department reported this past weekend that Russian spies continue to target the German energy sector to steal secrets that will…
Big telco spies on job applicants
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…
Spy costs AV company $10 million
Yes, it is annoying when every 3-6 months your work computer flashes an insistent message asking you to change your password(s). But it appears that even if all you’re dealing with is…
Hilton Hotels Spying on Starwood?
It seems luxury hotels can play the spy game too.
Starwood Hotel & Resorts has sued Hilton Hotels and two of its top executives (who used to work at Starwood) for corporate espionage. The accusation brings to mind amusing scenarios – think Hilton corporate employees snooping around Starwood hotels, taking notes on the thread count of linens,…
Cybersecurity also a focus in Australia
As cyber espionage and computer crime are being deemed one of the most dangerous threats to national security in the United States, similar concerns are being expressed down under in Australia.
While in the U.S. the Senate has seen legislation…
Cyber Spies Strike Greenpeace
Spies have infiltrated Greenpeace. Espionage comes in many forms – and government or insurgent intelligence operatives need not always play a role, although corporate spies sometimes come from a government background, as in the recent spy flick Duplicity.
This time, Greenpeace has allegedly been targeted by EDF, the huge French nuclear energy company whose initials stand for…
Chinese Internet Spy Arrested for Foul Play
China has recently been in the news for allegedly spying on U.S. businesses. Turns out that their internet spies have been wreaking havoc on home turf too. Yu Bing, Beijing’s top government internet spy, was recently arrested in a case involving corporate espionage and bribery.
Yu works for the Beijing Municipal Security Bureau, where he heads up…
Spying on your Colleagues a Cinch
With corporate espionage rearing its head in the news of late (think Microsoft and Morningstar), it’s decidedly apt that new spy gadgets are being designed to blend in with your typical professional office trappings.
The spy pen is an old standby, but check out this new and improved model: it’s a five-in-one extravaganza, hiding:
[1] a pocket audio…
Software Giant MSFT the Victim of Espionage?
Spying isn’t limited to the world of secret agents, international intrigue and government intelligence agencies. Case in point: Microsoft’s recent lawsuit against former employee Miki Mullor. What’s he been accused of? You guessed it, espionage.
According to software giant Microsoft, Mullor downloaded and pilfered confidential files that had no relevance to his role at the company, but…