June 2018 Intelligence News

EU Leaders Endorse New Sanctions Regime Targeting Chemical Weapons RFE/RL 29 Jun 2018 -- European Union leaders are calling for a new sanctions regime targeting the use of chemical weapons and an action plan to respond to disinformation campaigns.
Arab Intel Chiefs, Israeli Mossad Head Hold Secret Kushner-Backed Talks – Report Sputnik 29 Jun 2018 -- The alleged meeting took place ahead of the much-anticipated presentation of the Trump administration's Israel-Palestinian peace proposal, expected to be unveiled in the coming days.
Arab states' intel heads, Mossad chief hold secret meeting: Report Press TV 28 Jun 2018 -- Spy chiefs of Israel and regional Arab countries have reportedly attended a secret summit hosted by the US president's senior advisor as Washington moves to conclude a controversial "peace" plan on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without the consent of the Palestinian side.
Strengthening Australia's Maritime Patrol Capability Prime Minister of Australia 26 Jun 2018 -- The security of Australia's maritime borders will be significantly strengthened with another major military investment. The Turnbull Government will invest $1.4 billion and acquire the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.
CIA employee leaked intel on US hacking tools to WikiLeaks Press TV 19 Jun 2018 -- The US Justice Department has charged a former computer engineer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with leaking intelligence on US government hacking tools to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.
Former Israeli Energy Minister Charged With Spying For Iran RFE/RL 19 Jun 2018 -- Israeli authorities have arrested a former cabinet minister once imprisoned for trying to smuggle drugs, this time on suspicion of spying for archfoe Iran, the country's internal security service says.
Ex-Israeli minister charged with 'spying for Iran' Press TV 19 Jun 2018 -- A former Israeli energy minister has been charged with "passing information" to Iran and engaging in acts of "espionage" against the Tel Aviv regime.
Reports: Executive At Russian Energy Giant Inter Arrested On Spying Charges RFE/RL 19 Jun 2018 -- Russian news reports say an executive with energy holding company Inter RAO has been arrested and charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country.
Pentagon Awards Contract for Virtually Silent Drones That Fly Even Further Sputnik 19 Jun 2018 -- The Pentagon's secret weapons maker has awarded a contract to a company in Boston to build an engine that military officials believe has the potential to make drone aircraft fly for longer periods of time.
Former Israeli spy chief: Iran's energy sector, 'next 9/11 in cyber' Press TV 18 Jun 2018 -- Former chief of an Israeli spy service unit has said that the first cyber target in any future conflict with Iran should be its energy infrastructure.
Israeli Ex-Spy Chief Names Main Target in Possible Cyber War With Iran - Reports Sputnik 18 Jun 2018 -- During his appearance at a major cyber conference, a former top Israeli intelligence official claimed that the energy sector will witness "the next 9/11 in cyber" if a conflict between Tel Aviv and Tehran breaks out.
Joshua Adam Schulte Charged with the Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information and Other Offenses Relating to the Theft of Classified Material from the Central Intelligence Agency US Dept. of Justice 18 Jun 2018 -- John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today that Joshua Adam Schulte was charged in a 13-count Superseding Indictment (the "Indictment") in connection with his alleged theft of classified national defense information from the Central Intelligence Agency ("CIA") and the transmission of that material to an organization that purports to publicly disseminate classified, sensitive, and confidential information ("Organization-1").
Israeli Ex-Energy Minister Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for Iran - Police Sputnik 18 Jun 2018 -- Israeli former minister of energy and infrastructure, Gonen Segev, who is also a member of parliament, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage activities on behalf of the Iranian intelligence services, the Israeli police said on Monday.
Rolls-Royce Engineer Arrested on Allegations of Passing F-35 Details to China Sputnik 14 Jun 2018 -- A former Rolls-Royce employee has been arrested in the UK under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly plotting to hand top-secret military information relating to the F-35B stealth fighter jet to China.
Russia to respond to new US sanctions: Foreign ministry official Press TV 12 Jun 2018 -- A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has indicated that Moscow will reciprocate a move by the United States to impose new sanctions on Russia over alleged malign activity in the cyber space.
Russia Blasts 'Fruitless' U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 12 Jun 2018 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry has angrily reacted to the latest round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian individuals and entities, calling it another "fruitless" attempt to impose pressure on the country.
'Opposite Sides': Pakistan, India Ex-Spy Chiefs Lift Lid On Deadly Rivalry RFE/RL 12 Jun 2018 -- Pakistan and India have fought four bloody wars since their creation in 1947, and continue to engage in daily clashes in the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir.
U.S. Targets Russian Cyberfirms, Diving-Equipment Companies With New Sanctions RFE/RL 11 Jun 2018 -- U.S. authorities hit three Russians and five companies with new sanctions, targeting a cyberresearch company and one that specializes in providing underwater diving equipment to Russia's lead security agency, the FSB.
Treasury Sanctions Russian Federal Security Service Enablers US Treasury 11 Jun 2018 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Russian entities and three Russian individuals under Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, "Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities," as amended, and Section 224 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). One of the designated entities in controlled by and has provided material and technological support to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), while two others have provided the FSB with material and technological support. OFAC is also designating several entities and individuals for being owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the three entities that have enabled the FSB.
US Sanctions 5 Russian Entities, 3 Individuals VOA 11 Jun 2018 -- The U.S. sanctioned five Russian entities and three individuals Monday, accusing them of malicious cyber activities to provide material and technological support to Moscow's intelligence service.
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Russian entities, individuals over cyber security People's Daily 12 Jun 2018 -- The U.S. Treasury announced on Monday that it has imposed sanctions on five Russian entities and three Russian individuals, accusing them of conducting "malicious cyber-enabled activities."
Jury Convicts Former CIA Officer of Espionage US Dept. of Justice 08 Jun 2018 -- Today, a federal jury convicted Kevin Patrick Mallory, 61, a former Central Intelligence Agency case officer of Leesburg, Virginia, on espionage charges related to his transmission of classified documents to an agent of the People's Republic of China.
Mysterious New Spy Radar Appears in Cuba Sputnik 08 Jun 2018 -- A new "signals intelligence" facility appearing in satellite imagery of Bejucal, Cuba, over recent months is capable of signal interception, ballistic missile monitoring and tracking objects in outer space, but analysts are puzzled about who provided the financing to build the facility.
Former CIA Officer Convicted of Spying for China VOA 08 Jun 2018 -- A U.S. jury outside Washington has convicted a former CIA officer on charges that he spied for China.
Former Defense Intelligence Officer Arrested for Attempted Espionage US Dept. of Justice 04 Jun 2018 -- Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, a resident of Syracuse, Utah, and a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officer, was arrested Saturday afternoon on federal charges including the attempted transmission of national defense information to the People's Republic of China. The FBI agents took Hansen into custody while he was on his way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle to board a connecting flight to China.
Moscow court gives Ukrainian journalist 12 years for espionage Press TV 04 Jun 2018 -- A court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian journalist to 12 years in prison after convicting him of spying for his native country, a move that could further sour ties between Moscow and Kiev.
Moscow Court Sentences Ukrainian Journalist To 12 Years In Prison For Espionage RFE/RL 04 Jun 2018 -- A Russian court has sentenced Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko to 12 years in prison after convicting him of spying in a case that Kyiv and rights activists say is politically motivated.
Pentagon appointed to oversee federal security checks Press TV 03 Jun 2018 -- The Pentagon has reportedly been appointed to oversee security checks at the US federal government.

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