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Chinese charged for agricultural spying – Stock & Land

Chinese charged for agricultural spying
Stock & Land
China has long been implicated in economic espionage efforts involving aviation technology, paint formulas and financial data. Chinese knockoffs of fashion accessories have long held a place in the mainstream. But the case of Mr Mo, and a separate one

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Two ex-military officers charged as spies for China, passing on submarine secret – China Post

Two ex-military officers charged as spies for China, passing on submarine secret
China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two retired military personnel yesterday were indicted for allegedly serving as Chinese spies, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office announced yesterday. The two, surnamed Chien (錢) and Lu (盧), were found attempting to collect 
Two retired officers indicted for espionageFocus Taiwan News Channel
Two retired officers indicted for helping Chinese intelligenceTaipei Times

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Operation Tuleta: Ex-Sun reporter first to be charged in computer hacker inquiry

Ben Ashford is the first person to be charged under Operation Tuleta, a police investigation being run alongside inquiries into alleged corrupt payments to public officials, computer hacking and other privacy breaches.
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Poker player who won $1.5 million charged with running Android malware ring

A man who has won about $ 1.5 million in poker tournaments has been arrested and charged with running an operation that combined spam, Android malware, and a fake dating website to scam victims out of $ 3.9 million, according to Symantec.

Symantec worked with investigators from the Chiba Prefectural Police in Japan, who earlier this week “arrested nine individuals for distributing spam that included e-mails with links to download Android.Enesoluty—a malware used to collect contact details stored on the owner’s device,” Symantec wrote in its blog.

Android.Enesoluty is a Trojan distributed as an Android application file. It steals information and sends it to computers run by hackers. It was discovered by security researchers in September 2012.

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