#MI5 Head: Russian and #ChineseThreats to #UK Grow in Severity
//The head of MI5 said the U.K.’s domestic spy agency wants to “do more” to tackle Chinese activities that threaten the intellectual property of British companies and universities.
In his first public remarks since taking on the role earlier this year, #KenMcCallum said he will “carefully” prioritize the agency’s resources against China’s “covert activities.”//
//He directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” and said they were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”.
Examples of the changing threat include claims that China tried to spy on the EU by targeting a former MI6 officer, Fraser Cameron, who allegedly sold classified information to undercover operatives from Beijing. Cameron denies the allegations.
China, McCallum added, was beginning to engage in an “interference in politics”.//
Source: Guardian; Bloomberg #Oct14
//The head of MI5 said the U.K.’s domestic spy agency wants to “do more” to tackle Chinese activities that threaten the intellectual property of British companies and universities.
In his first public remarks since taking on the role earlier this year, #KenMcCallum said he will “carefully” prioritize the agency’s resources against China’s “covert activities.”//
//He directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” and said they were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”.
Examples of the changing threat include claims that China tried to spy on the EU by targeting a former MI6 officer, Fraser Cameron, who allegedly sold classified information to undercover operatives from Beijing. Cameron denies the allegations.
China, McCallum added, was beginning to engage in an “interference in politics”.//
Source: Guardian; Bloomberg #Oct14
UK Media: Intelligence Agencies Recruit Chinese Talents to Strengthen Intelligence Investigations against China's Spy War
In response to the growing threat from China and its espionage activities, the UK media reported that the national intelligence agencies would recruit Chinese language talents for a variety of intelligence activities.
The Evening Standard reported that MI6, MI5 and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) would soon increase the recruitment of language experts, particularly Chinese speakers, to be at the "heart of intelligence investigations".
Some job boards have already posted recruitment notices by the intelligence agencies, "Coming soon: MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will soon launch recruitment campaigns for Chinese language experts". Adding that, the Chinese language experts at MI5 will use their language skills to provide intelligence analysis and play an active role in directing projects and advancing investigations.
The report pointed out that China’s espionage activities have reached a considerable scale, intending to steal intellectual property and other commercial secrets and interfere in politics. The new MI5 director, Ken McCallum, said earlier that British intelligence officers discovered that China attempts to interfere in politics. He also revealed that Britain, which recently thwarted China's political interference in the European Union, is facing a severe challenge from these "hostile acts".
Source: Apple Daily #Oct31
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201031/KPKXF5NIN5EQZK7KW3CAKAC7LM/
#UK #China #EU #BritishIntelligenceAgencies #EveningStandard #MI5 #MI6 #GCHQ #ChineseLanguage #ChinaEspionage #ChinaSpyWar #KenMcCallum
In response to the growing threat from China and its espionage activities, the UK media reported that the national intelligence agencies would recruit Chinese language talents for a variety of intelligence activities.
The Evening Standard reported that MI6, MI5 and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) would soon increase the recruitment of language experts, particularly Chinese speakers, to be at the "heart of intelligence investigations".
Some job boards have already posted recruitment notices by the intelligence agencies, "Coming soon: MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will soon launch recruitment campaigns for Chinese language experts". Adding that, the Chinese language experts at MI5 will use their language skills to provide intelligence analysis and play an active role in directing projects and advancing investigations.
The report pointed out that China’s espionage activities have reached a considerable scale, intending to steal intellectual property and other commercial secrets and interfere in politics. The new MI5 director, Ken McCallum, said earlier that British intelligence officers discovered that China attempts to interfere in politics. He also revealed that Britain, which recently thwarted China's political interference in the European Union, is facing a severe challenge from these "hostile acts".
Source: Apple Daily #Oct31
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201031/KPKXF5NIN5EQZK7KW3CAKAC7LM/
#UK #China #EU #BritishIntelligenceAgencies #EveningStandard #MI5 #MI6 #GCHQ #ChineseLanguage #ChinaEspionage #ChinaSpyWar #KenMcCallum
#CyberSecurity #CCP
#FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant #PAX Technology
On October 26, 2021, FBI and #MI5 in the US raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. There are reports saying that PAX’s systems may have been involved in cyberattacks on U.S. and E.U. organizations.
The sources came from the payment processor, revealing that "the PAX terminals were being used both as a malware “dropper” — a repository for malicious files — and as “command-and-control” locations for staging attacks and collecting information.”
It is pointed out that “two major financial providers — one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom — had already begun pulling PAX terminals from their payment infrastructure.”
Federal investigations are under way.
Read full article:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/fbi-raids-chinese-point-of-sale-giant-pax-technology/
Source: Krebs on Security; #Oct26
#FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant #PAX Technology
On October 26, 2021, FBI and #MI5 in the US raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. There are reports saying that PAX’s systems may have been involved in cyberattacks on U.S. and E.U. organizations.
The sources came from the payment processor, revealing that "the PAX terminals were being used both as a malware “dropper” — a repository for malicious files — and as “command-and-control” locations for staging attacks and collecting information.”
It is pointed out that “two major financial providers — one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom — had already begun pulling PAX terminals from their payment infrastructure.”
Federal investigations are under way.
Read full article:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/fbi-raids-chinese-point-of-sale-giant-pax-technology/
Source: Krebs on Security; #Oct26
#UK #CCPThreat
#MI5 accuses lawyer of trying to influence politicians on behalf of China
Source: Guardian #Jan13
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Source: Guardian #Jan13
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First MI5 warning over 'Chinese agent' in Parliament, indicating that European and American intelligence agencies focus on the CCP's United Front
MI5 warned the British Parliament that they suspect Chinese spy Li Zhenju infiltrated and interfered with British politics. Li Zhenju is accused of creating a pro-China political environment through political donations from China and Hong Kong to "influential figures". Although Li Zhenju argued that her participation was aimed at giving a voice to the Chinese in the UK, MI5 pointed out that her activities influences the positions of politicians for the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.
The incident involved both parties in the opposition and shook the British political arena. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, made the MI5 warning public to all MPs. Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith immediately made the warning public and asked the government to explain the matter to Parliament. Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, who participated in the joint condemnation of the CCP's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, was accused of accepting a ÂŁ5,000 donation from Li Zhenju ten years ago. Labour MP Barry Gardiner received more than ÂŁ420,000 within five years and even hired Li Zhenju's son.
Source: BBC #Jan13
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59984380
#MI5 #Agent #European #American #CCP #British
MI5 warned the British Parliament that they suspect Chinese spy Li Zhenju infiltrated and interfered with British politics. Li Zhenju is accused of creating a pro-China political environment through political donations from China and Hong Kong to "influential figures". Although Li Zhenju argued that her participation was aimed at giving a voice to the Chinese in the UK, MI5 pointed out that her activities influences the positions of politicians for the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.
The incident involved both parties in the opposition and shook the British political arena. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, made the MI5 warning public to all MPs. Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith immediately made the warning public and asked the government to explain the matter to Parliament. Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, who participated in the joint condemnation of the CCP's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, was accused of accepting a ÂŁ5,000 donation from Li Zhenju ten years ago. Labour MP Barry Gardiner received more than ÂŁ420,000 within five years and even hired Li Zhenju's son.
Source: BBC #Jan13
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59984380
#MI5 #Agent #European #American #CCP #British
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MI5 warning over 'Chinese agent' in Parliament
The rare alert sent to MPs comes after a long-running investigation into Christine Ching Kui Lee.
The Chaser News: "The spy who blew it uncovered"
[Editor's note: The Chaser News is an online news company founded by Hongkongers in January 2022.]
MI5 issued a security alert to the Parliament on January 13, 2022, naming a lawyer from Hong Kong, Christine Ching Kui Lee, as an agent working for China’s United Front Department. She tried to establish contacts with members of Parliament with the aim of infiltrating British politics. She was alleged to have given more than £670,000 in donation to an MP and his political party since 2005. She set up the British Chinese Project to raise funds for ethnic Chinese organizations in the UK.
The Chaser unveils the trajectory of Christine Lee from an ordinary country girl in the New Territories of Hong Kong to a high-flying influencer in the business and political circles in London. How did she come to be the ideal agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to work the political network in England and absorb Chinese British into their sphere? How did her scheme expose the weakest link in Westminster?
Full story available on the Chaser News Patreon:
English: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65504332
Chinese: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65503335
Source: The Chaser News
https://www.facebook.com/the.chaser.news/posts/138733698730834
#ChristineLee #MI5 #CCP
[Editor's note: The Chaser News is an online news company founded by Hongkongers in January 2022.]
MI5 issued a security alert to the Parliament on January 13, 2022, naming a lawyer from Hong Kong, Christine Ching Kui Lee, as an agent working for China’s United Front Department. She tried to establish contacts with members of Parliament with the aim of infiltrating British politics. She was alleged to have given more than £670,000 in donation to an MP and his political party since 2005. She set up the British Chinese Project to raise funds for ethnic Chinese organizations in the UK.
The Chaser unveils the trajectory of Christine Lee from an ordinary country girl in the New Territories of Hong Kong to a high-flying influencer in the business and political circles in London. How did she come to be the ideal agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to work the political network in England and absorb Chinese British into their sphere? How did her scheme expose the weakest link in Westminster?
Full story available on the Chaser News Patreon:
English: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65504332
Chinese: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65503335
Source: The Chaser News
https://www.facebook.com/the.chaser.news/posts/138733698730834
#ChristineLee #MI5 #CCP