Tag results for: Counterintelligence

ALP Services, a private intelligence agency headquartered in Switzerland, is currently under investigation in both France and Switzerland for purportedly conducting extensive surveillance, misinformation, and influence operations for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2017 to 2020. According to allegations, the firm and its director Mario Brero compiled and disseminated personal data of 1,000 European citizens—such as names, addresses,...

On Friday, April 5, Turkish authorities arrested 8 people in Istanbul suspected of spying for Israel in their latest counter-intelligence operation, Köstebek-3 (Mole-3). Coming as the result of inter-agency cooperation between the Istanbul Police's Anti-Terrorism Unit in coordination with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Presidency of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), and the Directorate General of Security Intelligence...

On January 23rd, Philippine President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. ordered a directive ordering the reorganization of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA). The goal of Executive Order (EO) 54 is to enhance and increase NICA’s intelligence collection capabilities to respond more effectively to threats that may harm the nation. The country also re-established the Armed Forces of the Philippines...