Espionage – Blazingcatfur

The Curious Story of California’s Chinese Spy Mayor

It feels like California is the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) espionage playground. There’s been more than one rogue Chinese bio lab filled with germs, bugs, and diseases busted by law enforcement. Chinese spy balloons lazily hoovered up intelligence over sensitive U.S. installations across America. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s spymaster chauffeur and body man probably heard all manner of secrets from her days chairing the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Judiciary Committee, and the defense subcommittee, but no biggie. Nobody was arrested. Eric Swalwell was a dim city councilor until he met PRC honeypot Fang Fang, who propelled him to a congressional post where he dished bad intel to the American public and who knows what to Double Fang. And now we have the continuation of the curious case of the after-school tutor-turned-Arcadia mayor and her personal Double Fang handler. Oh, excuse me: fiancé.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2026May 13, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, USA

FBI notified Congress last week of China-linked hack deemed ‘major incident’

FBI officials recently reached out to members of Congress to alert them to a cyber hack classified as a “major incident.”

Fox News is told that China is the culprit and that the breach could pose a threat to national security.

The FBI made this designation last week when notifying several members of Congress.

by Blazingcatfur•April 2, 2026April 2, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, USA

US FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear over ‌security concerns.

China is estimated to control at least 60% of the U.S. market for home routers, boxes that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet.

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•March 24, 2026March 24, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, USA

Debate over a foreign spy service for Canada influenced by allies, money: study

The decades-long debate over whether Canada should create a CIA-style foreign spy agency has been coloured by pressure from allies, budgetary restraint and internal federal rivalries, a new study reveals

OTTAWA – The decades-long debate over whether Canada should create a CIA-style foreign spy agency has been coloured by pressure from allies, budgetary restraint and internal federal rivalries, a new study reveals

Much of the discussion about Canada’s foreign intelligence aspirations has taken place — fittingly perhaps, given the subject matter — in classified memos and behind closed doors in the halls of government.

“To spy, or not to spy,” a new paper by researcher and former Canadian intelligence analyst Alan Barnes, draws on recently released archival records to trace the history of official thinking on the question from 1945 to 2007.

by Blazingcatfur•March 9, 2026March 8, 2026•0•Canada, Espionage

China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network

U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal Federal Bureau of Investigation computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders, according to people familiar with the matter.

The scope and severity of the intrusion are not known, and the investigation is in its early stages, the people said. Any preliminary conclusions could change as investigators gather more information.

If China is confirmed to be responsible for the breach, it would signal the latest intrusion by Beijing’s hackers of computer systems related to law-enforcement surveillance orders, which contain highly sensitive material.

by Blazingcatfur•March 7, 2026March 7, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, FBI, USA

Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Labour MP Joani Reid and her traitorous ChiCom Spy husband David Taylor

A former Labour adviser who is married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

David Taylor, the husband of the Labour MP Joani Reid, was arrested by detectives from counter-terrorism police in London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, and as part of a wider investigation into national security offences related to China.

by Blazingcatfur•March 5, 2026March 4, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, UK

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency, whose betrayal in working for the Soviet Union went undetected for almost a decade, died on Monday.

He was 84 and had been a federal prisoner, serving life without parole, since 1994.

The death was recorded in the federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database. The entry did not cite a cause or say where he died.

The son of an alcoholic C.I.A. officer, Mr. Ames failed upward through the agency ranks for 17 years until he attained a headquarters post of extraordinary sensitivity.

by Blazingcatfur•January 7, 2026January 6, 2026•0•Espionage, USA

CAF espionage case linked to allegation that Postmedia journalist has ties to Russia

The arrest of a Canadian Armed Forces intelligence operator on espionage charges appears to have its origins in another murky episode that has vexed the country’s military establishment for more than a year.

The operator, Master Warrant Officer Matthew Shawn Robar, was arrested and charged Dec. 10 with multiple offences related to passing highly sensitive government secrets to what court documents released this week refer to as a “foreign entity.” He was released from custody Monday under strict conditions.

Accusations of espionage on behalf of both Ukraine and Russia.

I wonder if Freeland is involved in some way!

by Blazingcatfur•December 19, 2025December 19, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Ukraine - Russia", Canada, Espionage

Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar – Is that a Ponytail?

A Canadian military counter-intelligence officer who is facing charges of espionage was allegedly sharing special operational secrets with Ukraine without the approval of his superiors, The Globe and Mail has learned.

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was arrested last week and charged with multiple offences related to passing highly sensitive government secrets to a foreign entity. But the military has not said publicly which country the foreign entity helped.

That country was also not named Monday in military court, where MWO Robar made a brief appearance. But a source told The Globe that the veteran intelligence officer believed he was helping Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Canada is so over run by infiltrators of all stripes we should just provide open door access.

Oh look, I bet the CAF doesn’t have any ... Canada provides $50-million to buy drones and drone parts for Ukraine

by Blazingcatfur•December 16, 2025December 16, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada, Espionage, Ukraine, WTF?

How a Canadian military intelligence operative ended up facing an espionage charge

Prior to being arrested this week and accused of passing sensitive or classified information to a foreign entity, a Canadian military intelligence member was embroiled in a secret, long-running internal dispute with his superiors, CBC News has learned.

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was the subject of a disciplinary investigation by his unit within the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command starting in October 2024. The probe resulted in a reprimand — what the military calls a remedial measure and a recorded warning — delivered last spring, according to internal documents.

He works in the counter-intelligence branch of the military at its headquarters in Ottawa.

by Blazingcatfur•December 13, 2025December 13, 2025•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Espionage

ChiCom 5th Columnists struggling to obtain security clearances for government jobs, Senator Mole says

Chinese immigrants struggling to obtain security clearances for government jobs, senator says

A senator told a parliamentary committee that he’s hearing of immigrants from China, with marginal connections to the ruling Chinese Communist Party or other government bodies, who are finding it difficult to obtain security clearances for Canadian public-sector jobs.

Senator Yuen Pau Woo raised the matter during a meeting of the Senate committee on foreign affairs and international trade Thursday, where he asked officials from the Department of Global Affairs to address it.

I bet it’s easier for a ChiCom to land a Government job than a White Canadian.

by Blazingcatfur•November 28, 2025November 28, 2025•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Espionage

Trevor Neiman: Canada must treat fighting espionage as a national priority

In August, Australia’s chief spy-catcher, Mike Burgess, revealed a startling figure: foreign espionage drained the country of an astounding $12.5 billion in the past year.

These weren’t hypothetical estimates. They were tied to real espionage operations uncovered by Australia’s intelligence community, including 24 major incidents.

by Blazingcatfur•September 1, 2025September 1, 2025•0•"Foreign Interference", Canada, Espionage

Chinese Spies Hit More Than 80 Countries in ‘Salt Typhoon’ Breach, FBI Reveals

A Beijing-linked yearslong espionage campaign that hit U.S. telecom companies and swept up Donald Trump’s phone calls actually targeted more than 80 countries, reaching across the globe to a far greater extent than investigators initially understood.

The scope of the intrusion allowed Chinese intelligence officers to potentially surveil U.S. citizens’ private communications and track their movements around the globe, Brett Leatherman, the FBI’s top cyber official, said in an interview. The agency estimates that the intruders likely obtained more than one million call records and targeted the telephone calls and text messages of more than 100 Americans.

“This is one of the more consequential cyber espionage breaches we have seen here in the United States,” he said.

by Blazingcatfur•August 28, 2025August 27, 2025•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Cyber War, Espionage

How the spy game will work when there’s no place to hide

Aaron Brown was working as a CIA case officer in 2018 when he wrote a post for an agency blog warning about what he called “gait recognition.” He cautioned his fellow officers that computer algorithms would soon be able to identify people not just by their faces, or fingerprints, or DNA — but by the unique ways they walked.

Many of his colleagues, trained in the traditional arts of disguise and concealment, were skeptical. One called it “threat porn.” But Brown’s forecast was chillingly accurate. A study published in May reported that a model called FarSight, using gait, body and face recognition, was 83 percent accurate in verifying an individual at up to 1,000 meters, and was 65 percent accurate even when the face was obscured. “It’s hard to overstate how powerful that is,” Brown said.

by Blazingcatfur•July 10, 2025July 10, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", Espionage

Spy Technology No Longer Leaves Anything to the Imagination.

China has invented a mosquito-sized spy drone, and now I can’t wait for Trump to come up with a flyswatter. If a Democrat were in the White House, they’d probably be considering introducing a mandate to wear full-body-sized masks to protect against spy mosquitoes. But I know Trump wouldn’t do that. Trump would rather blast Chinese flies with a cannon than further erode individual freedoms. And so would I.

by Blazingcatfur•June 28, 2025June 28, 2025•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage