Remember the Chinese spy balloon? Since then, we’ve seen leaked Pentagon spy documents on Discord and the discovery of fake Chinese police stations used for surveillance in the U.S. The line between espionage and everyday surveillance/data collection is more blurred than ever, thanks to the integration of technology into our daily lives. All of us are walkin ... Show More
Dec 2018
Huawei CFO arrested in Canada, faces extradition to US. Anonymous claims that Chinese intelligence hacked Marriott. Russian hospital phished. SamSam indictments, warnings. Facebook agonistes.
In today’s podcast, we hear that Huawei’s CFO was arrested in Vancouver on a US sanctions beef. Anonymous sources tell Reuters Chinese intelligence was behind the Marriott hack. A Flash zero-day is used in an attack against a Russian hospital. SamSam warnings and new US indictmen ... Show More
21m 28s
Oct 2021
A Troubling C.I.A. Admission
<p>The C.I.A. sent a short but explosive message last week to all of its stations and bases around the world.</p><p>The cable, which said dozens of sources had been arrested, killed or turned against the United States, highlights the struggle the agency is having as it works to r ... Show More
23m 34s
Apr 2023
What We’re Learning From the Leaked Military Documents
<p>A week ago, the world discovered that dozens of classified documents from the American government had been leaked online, including highly sensitive information about Russia’s war in Ukraine and damaging revelations on American spying abroad.</p><p>David E. Sanger, a national ... Show More
27m 4s