UK’s MI5 issues rare alert: Politicians targeted by Chinese, Russian, and Iranian spies in effort to undermine democracyMI5 has issued a rare public warning to UK parliamentarians, revealing that China, Russia, and Iran are actively targeting them with espion...
15 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Russian threat and why US moved nuclear bombs to UKIn a significant shift in military strategy, the United States has reintroduced nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom after a 15-year hiatu...
29 Jul, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
Investigative journalist Christo Grozev targeted in foiled Russian spy plotBulgarian journalist Christo Grozev was warned by US officials in 2023 about a potential Russian plot against him. A Bulgarian spy ring was...
11 Mar, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
Russia expels British diplomat after accusing him of spyingRussia expelled a British diplomat accused of espionage and subversive activities, escalating tensions amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict. T...
26 Nov, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
US and UK delay weapons decision amid rising tensions after Vladimir Putin warns of NATO conflict if Ukraine uses Western missilesRussian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the West could be drawn into direct conflict with Russia if Ukraine uses Western long-rang...
14 Sep, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Russia expels British defense attache in a tit-for-tat moveRussia declared Britain's defense attache persona non grata and expelled Maxim Elovik over espionage allegations. Tensions between the UK a...
17 May, 2024, 07.22 AM IST
Russian hackers who hit Microsoft also targeted other organisationsThe Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on its corporate systems on January 12, and immediately activated its response p...
27 Jan, 2024, 11.04 AM IST
Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers behind dozens of Teams phishing attacksThe hackers set up domains and accounts that looked like technical support and tried to engage Teams users in chats and get them to approve...
03 Aug, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
FBI says it has sabotaged hacking tool created by elite Russian spiesThe FBI has sabotaged malware known as Snake, which was used in cyberespionage by Russia's FSB security service, according to US authoritie...
09 May, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
UK Defence Secretary to boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, ChinaOn Thursday, Britain said it was concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the "characteristi...
26 Jul, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
Russians tried to help Julian Assange escape from London embassy hideoutRussian officials had devised a covert plan to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange escape to Russia from his Ecuadorian embassy hideout i...
22 Sep, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
Australia to expel 2 Russian officials over UK spy attackThe minister stressed Australia's commitment with its allies and partners to deter Russia's actions where they are a threat to internationa...
27 Mar, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
UK expels 23 Russian diplomats; suspends high-level contacts with MoscowPrime Minister Theresa May said the diplomats singled out have been identified as "undeclared intelligence officers" and will have a week t...
14 Mar, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
ET Defence Bulletin: Stories you should not miss (November 2, 2016)This is a list of the top defence stories of today.
02 Nov, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
In global intelligence, you also spy on friendsWhile nothing prevents individual security agencies from spying on enemies, nothing prevents friendly intelligence services from spying on ...
20 Jun, 2013, 08.48 AM IST
- While the world braces for e-threats, India moves slow
Russian expert warned developed countries would be the "main victims'' of cyber-war since they were the most inter-connected in terms of IT.
06 Feb, 2012, 11.04 AM IST
China has a history of hacking computersChina has a history of hacking computers not just elsewhere in the world but also in India.
14 Jan, 2010, 12.59 AM IST