Category: spy agency

Sweden Arrests 2 Suspected Spies in Predawn Raid

STOCKHOLM—Swedish authorities arrested two people on suspicion of espionage in a predawn operation Tuesday in the Stockholm area. The authorities gave few details about the case, but Swedish media cited witnesses who described elite police rappelling from two Black Hawk helicopters to arrest a couple that had allegedly spied for Russia. Sweden’s Prosecution Authority said…


‘Big Brother Vibes’: Spy Agency Ditches Job Ads After Mixed Reviews From Focus Groups

Canada’s cyberspy agency has changed course on proposed recruitment efforts after focus groups found job ads had too much of a “Big Brother vibe.” The Communications Security Establishment spent just over $56,000 earlier this year on research from Earnscliffe Strategy Group that explored reactions to various branding concepts, including graphic designs that featured big camera…


Canada Agency Says Russian-Backed Actors Targeting Infrastructure

OTTAWA—Network operators of critical Canadian infrastructure should boost their defenses against Russian state-sponsored threats, Canada’s signals intelligence agency said on Thursday. The warning from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is the latest in a series of bulletins from Canada’s two main spy agencies accusing Russian actors of trying to hack into sensitive computer systems. “(CSE)…