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Investigation under Official Secrets Act against five Bulgarian nationals ongoing
Secret service chief says some who oppose the war in Ukraine have already joined up
Women have a proven aptitude for codebreaking but after the second world war they were mostly overlooked
The agent known as Stakeknife was described as the British army’s ‘most important secret’
Head of covert unit conducting ‘daily’ hacking operations named for the first time
For the first time ever, SIS officers reveal why women often make the best spies for our times
The show explores Kim Philby’s defection from MI6 to the Soviet Union in the 1960s
New technology will revolutionise espionage, but the US and UK must work together to secure their intelligence advantage
Opposition party wants details of advice on Boris Johnson’s nomination of Evgeny Lebedev to House of Lords
Russia, religious awakening and eye-catching outfits are all in the mix as the thriller begins its fourth and final series
Despite his obvious failings, 007 highlights what the secret services are up against
AI casino delay, Grab’s Nasdaq debut, Jack Dorsey and the Blockheads
Richard Moore also raises concerns about Beijing’s ‘harvesting’ of data via surveillance technologies
Cloud contract for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 with US tech group aims to speed analysis but likely to ignite sovereignty fears
Commons will be told Johnson intends to use ‘every lever’ to protect Britain from harm and help Afghan people
Contagion in the Arctic Circle; the hunt for a Russian mole; undercover in Hamburg; and a superpower conspiracy
From geopolitical action to preventing payment, states must come together to halt these criminal actors
Richard Moore admits policy was ‘misguided’ in his first public statement as chief of UK’s foreign intelligence service
Whitehall feared former spy would discuss how the security service listened in on British Communist party’s HQ
Two books look at the hard graft of gathering intelligence and our enduring fascination with spookery
Diplomat Richard Moore to take over UK’s foreign intelligence service as focus shifts to fresh threats
Russia report points to failings by ministers and spy agencies, and to election interference, illicit finance and cyber hostility
The west also needs to unite and stand firm against rising Chinese aggression
Journalist Richard Norton-Taylor on the blunders and quirks of the British spy world
Machine learning next step in gleaning information, says Andrew Parker as he leaves Security Service
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