Chinese intelligence and spying (catch all)

[davidbfpo]

A report by Bill Gertz, ex-WaPo, which uses Congressional testimony as the foundation. Two small quotes:

Gone was any dedicated strategic [counterintelligence] program, while elite pockets of proactive capabilities died of neglect....We know surprisingly little about adversary intelligence services relative to the harm they can do.

Link:http://freebeacon.com/national-secur...-s-technology/

[davidbfpo]

A story that may re-appear one day meantime. Was this discretion or secrecy:

The suspects were charged in December, but this has only now come to light.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44250720

[davidbfpo]

This does make one wonder and with my emphasis dded in bold:

A FORMER French intelligence agent facing treason charges was reportedly ensnared by a Chinese “honeytrap” when he began an affair with an interpreter in Beijing, it emerged yesterday.The retired spy, named as Henri M, 71, and another former operative, Pierre-Marie H, 66, are accused of passing “information detrimental to fundamental national interests” to a foreign power.
According to a report in Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Henri M fell for a woman who worked as an interpreter for the French ambassador in Beijing after he was posted there in 1997 as station chief for France’s DGSE foreign intelligence service. Security sources confirmed the report.

The interpreter, who has not been named, was reportedly suspected of being an informant. Pierre Morel, the ambassador, became concerned about the relationship and asked for Henri M to be recalled to France in 1998.

Link:https://digitaledition.telegraph.co.uk/editions/edition_wn5YC_2018-05-28/data/496616/index.html?

[davidbfpo]

An official DoJ press release on 4th June 2018, that starts with:

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.....From May of 2013 to the date of the complaint, Hansen received not less than $800,000 in funds originating from China.

Link:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/forme...pted-espionage

[AdamG]

Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare — including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, according to American officials.
The breaches occurred in January and February, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The hackers targeted a contractor who works for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a military organization headquartered in Newport, R.I., that conducts research and development for submarines and underwater weaponry.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...2b1_story.html

[davidbfpo]

Unable to find a previous post on this case, anyway the DoJ statement starts with:

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.

Link:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury-...icer-espionage

Reading between the lines it appears Mr Mallory retained classified documents after leaving government service, which ended his security clearance, in October 2012. In March and April 2017 he traveled to Shanghai to offer his services. I use 'appears' as he was also a contractor.

More details:https://www.lawfareblog.com/accused-...ory-goes-trial

[davidbfpo]

A puzzling explanation of how China's agencies intervened to advance economic interests when a multinational tried to assert itself over selling iron ore.
A "taster":

In the summer of 2012, MI5 Director-General Jonathan Evans gave a rare public lecture in London’s financial district to warn about the “astonishing” level of state-sponsored online spying. One attack, he said, had cost a British company an estimated £800 million ($1.3 billion) in lost revenue, “not just through intellectual property loss but also from commercial disadvantage in contractual negotiations.”Evans didn’t identify the company or the attacker, but in 2015 the journalist Gordon Corera reported in his book Intercept that the spy chief had been talking about Rio Tinto and China.

Link:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...llar-advantage