December 2022 Intelligence News |
- 1st Intel Battalion MAI Course Pushes Marines to their Limits USMC News 29 Dec 2022 -- Every U.S. Marine is taught the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, but less than 10 percent of those Marines are qualified to teach it. Eight Marines successfully completed Martial Arts Instructor Course 22-23 hosted by 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, pushing the Marines past their limits.
- COVID Controls Offer Insight Into China's Surveillance Network VOA 29 Dec 2022 -- For many outside China, this was the year that the term "surveillance state" became something they understood.
- Limited TikTok ban could augur sweeping changes Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2022 -- A new ban on TikTok's use on U.S. government devices may only be the start of congressional prohibitions against the Chinese social media app, with lawmakers from both parties angling for more decisive action against what they say represents a national security threat.
- Alleged Russian Spy at German Intel Agency Reportedly Had Access to Secrets Stolen by Allies Sputnik 23 Dec 2022 -- A member of the German foreign intelligence agency BND who was arrested this week on suspicion of passing secrets to Russia had access to sensitive data collected by allies, media reported.
- Iran busts 4 Mossad spy teams, arrests all members: Intelligence Ministry Press TV 22 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry says it has dismantled four operative teams affiliated with the Israeli spy agency Mossad which were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in some parts of the country.
- Iran nabs four Mossad-affiliated groups IRNA 22 Dec 2022 -- Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that the security forces have detected and arrested four terrorist teams, working for the intelligence agency of the Zionist regime.
- German Intelligence Service Employee Accused Of Passing Information To Russia RFE/RL 22 Dec 2022 -- An employee of Germany's foreign intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of sharing state secrets that he obtained in the course of his professional activities with Russia, federal prosecutors said on December 22.
- Working group does not recommend total ban on Russian real estate ownership Finnish MoD 20 Dec 2022 -- The cross-administrative working group considered a total ban on Russian real estate ownership, but does not see it as an effective or appropriate restrictive measure.
- Taiwan probes TikTok amid fears of 'digital opium' targeting island's youngsters Radio Free Asia 20 Dec 2022 -- Authorities in Taiwan are investigating TikTok amid reports the Chinese-owned social media platform set up an illegal subsidiary on the democratic island, as analysts warned that widespread use of the app could result in Beijing feeding "digital opium" to the island's children and young people.
- Iran busts Mossad spy network planning to target its defense industry Press TV 19 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry has identified and arrested members of a spy network who were planning to sabotage the country's defense industry through front companies and security marketing.
- Australia Appoints First Woman to Lead its Foreign Spy Agency VOA 19 Dec 2022 -- A former senior public servant is the first woman to be appointed to lead Australia's foreign spy agency. Kerri Hartland will become the director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in February.
- Iran responds to claims by US spy agency's chief ISNA 19 Dec 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has rejected as baseless the claims made by the US spy agency's chief about Iran's cooperation with Russia and his accusations against the Islamic republic of Iran regarding the Ukraine war.
- Iran slams CIA director's claims about Tehran-Moscow cooperation as "propaganda war" People's Daily 19 Dec 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slammed Sunday the "baseless claims" by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) about military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow as part of the U.S. "propaganda war" against Iran.
- FM spox: CIA chief claims part of US propaganda war against Iran IRNA 18 Dec 2022 -- Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Nasser Kanaani on Sunday described claims by the head of the US spy agency about Iran-Russia cooperation and his charges against the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Ukraine war as baseless and part of the US propaganda war against Iran.
- CIA chief's claims on Iran-Russia cooperation part of 'propaganda war': Tehran Press TV 18 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed recent claims by the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) accusing Iran of cooperation with Russia in the war in Ukraine, saying such allegations are part of the "propaganda war" against the Islamic Republic.
- Chinese Student in US Charged With Stalking Pro-Democracy Chinese Classmate VOA 16 Dec 2022 -- A Chinese student has been arrested by the FBI in Boston and charged in federal court with one count of stalking after allegedly harassing a fellow Chinese student who had posted fliers declaring support for pro-democracy protesters in China.
- Former Twitter Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as a Foreign Agent US Dept. of Justice 15 Dec 2022 -- A California man was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison for his role in accessing, monitoring and conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locate Twitter users of interest to the Saudi Royal Family.
- People's Republic of China Citizen Arrested for Stalking U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts 14 Dec 2022 -- A Berklee College of Music student, who is citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC), has been arrested and charged with stalking in connection with threatening and harassing communications he allegedly made towards an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China.
- Issuance of Intelligence Community Directive 126: Implementation Procedures for the Signals Intelligence Redress Mechanism under Executive Order 14086 Director of National Intelligence 14 Dec 2022 -- Today, ODNI released to the public Intelligence Community Directive 126: Implementation Procedures for the Signals Intelligence Redress Mechanism under Executive Order 14086.
- Taiwan considers extending TikTok ban to private sector Radio Free Asia 12 Dec 2022 -- Taiwan may extend the ban on Chinese video-sharing service TikTok to the private sector after banning the app from being installed and used in government offices and on public devices over security concerns.
- Disinformation: The European External Action Service and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity join forces to analyse the interplay between cybersecurity and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference European External Action Service (EEAS) 08 Dec 2022 -- With broader hybrid threats crossing different domains, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publish today a joint report on the relation between cybersecurity and FIMI to better understand and adapt to the evolving threat landscape.
- Norwegian Court Acquits Son Of Putin's Confidant On Illegal Drone Charges RFE/RL 08 Dec 2022 -- A Norwegian court has acquitted Andrei Yakunin, the son of one of President Vladimir Putin's longtime confidants, of charges he violated a law that bars Russian citizens from flying drones in Norway.
- Norway's Court Releases Russian National Detained for Flying Drone Sputnik 08 Dec 2022 -- A court in the Norwegian municipality of Tromso has released Andrey Yakunin, a Russian national detained in Norway for flying his drone.
- New Batch of Classified Docs - and a Wrestling Belt - Found Inside Trump Storage Unit Sputnik 07 Dec 2022 -- In August, the FBI raided former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, finding documents marked as classified and top secret along with thousands of other government documents and papers. Trump claims he used his power as president to declassify all documents he took from the White House.
- Greek Intelligence Spying on Country's Military Leadership, Reports Say Sputnik 04 Dec 2022 -- Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP) has been spying on a number of high-ranking military officials on the instruction of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a Greek newspaper reported on Sunday.
- US Court Rejects Trump Effort to Block DOJ From Using Classified Records in Probe - Filing Sputnik 02 Dec 2022 -- A US appeals court terminated a special master review process that former President Donald Trump requested to block federal investigators from using classified records seized from his Florida residence in an active criminal probe, a court filing revealed.
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