Tag: MI5

Alleged New IRA Members Accused of Terrorist Offences After Covert MI5 Recordings

Two men accused of being members of the New IRA terrorist group have been remanded in custody by a court in Northern Ireland. The pair were among four men arrested in west Belfast earlier this week as part of an investigation by MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which dates back to 2020….


‘White Gloves’ Hong Kong Company Banned From Purchasing UK Tech Firm

The United Kingdom has blocked, on grounds of national security, the acquisition of British software design company Pulsic by a Hong Kong company “Super Orange HK Holding Limited” (SOHK), which has been registered for just one year. Several media reports indicated that SOHK has a strong mainland background. This is not the first case. The…


Unprecedented FBI, MI5, Joint Warning on CCP is Equal to ‘Break Glass in Case of Emergency’: Expert

A rare joint address, recently delivered at an international forum by the FBI and MI5 directors that warned against the worldwide threat posed by the CCP, was equivalent to a “break glass in case of emergency” message, said Casey Fleming, CEO of BlackOps Partners. For the FBI director to speak alongside the MI5 head on…


MI5 Says There Is ‘Growing Synergy’ Between Extreme Right and Incel Ideologies

MI5 officers told an influential committee of MPs “there is a growing synergy between Incel and ERWT (Extreme Right Wing Terrorism) ideologies.” The Intelligence and Security Committee’s report (pdf) said, “Most Involuntary Celibates (Incels) are non-violent or criminal and their activity would not meet MI5 terrorism thresholds.” But MI5 pointed out that Elliot Rodger—who shot and stabbed…


[PREMIERING 7/14, 10:30AM ET] From Competition to Cold War—Heightened Threats From China Means a New Level of Conflict: Casey Fleming

The FBI and the UK’s MI5 have identified the Chinese Communist Party as one of the biggest threats to the United States—not only as a military threat, but also as a threat to political subversion and economic warfare. Was this declaration out of character from previous stances of the United States and the UK on…


1 Billion People’s Personal Data Hacked From Shanghai Police; FCC’s Carr on TikTok and US Data Security

Shanghai police get hacked, and 1 billion people’s personal information is being sold online. What do we make of this? Usually, it’s the Chinese regime that steals data and trade secrets, like with TikTok recently. What happens if it is on the receiving end? Meanwhile, FBI Director Christopher Wray once again calls China the top…


After ‘Landmark’ Legal Defeat MI5 Will Have to Get Authorisation to Snoop

MI5, MI6, and GCHQ will need “prior independent authorisation,” probably from a judge, before it can access communications data from telecom providers of people they are investigating after a “landmark” case at the High Court in London. The UK civil rights campaign group, Liberty, launched a legal challenge against the powers used by the security services…


Foreign Spies Using Networking Sites to Groom UK Officials: MI5

Foreign spies have extended their dark arts to the world of online networking sites and are targeting politicians, business chiefs, and academics, the head of Britain’s security service has warned. Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, said hostile agents are using so-called “disguised approaches” on an industrial scale to build relationships  to gain national security…


UK Judge Blocks BBC From Revealing ‘Misogynist MI5 Informant’

A British High Court judge has blocked the BBC from naming an alleged MI5 informant the news outlet claims to be a “dangerous extremist and misogynist.” The BBC planned to broadcast a report revealing the identity of a man they say used his status as an agent to abuse and coerce a former partner. Attorney General…


MI5 Boss: Foreign Agents Can’t Be Punished Due to Outdated Laws

It’s frustrating that British law currently doesn’t criminalise being a covert foreign agent, the UK’s spymaster said on Friday. Ken McCallum, director-general of the Security Service, also known as MI5, said the agency is effectively “operating with one hand behind our back on state threats.” “Laws that had stood the test of time over theft of…