AI tokens are becoming the basis for delivering and pricing AI services in China, evolving beyond a technical metric. Daily AI token consumption has surged over 1,000-fold since early 2024, reaching 140 trillion in March.
The FBI and DOJ seized 13 websites posing as consulting firms that offered fake jobs to Americans, including security clearance holders, to obtain sensitive government information. The operation, linked to China's intelligence services, used fake identities and AI-generated photos.
The FBI has seized 13 fake consulting company domains used by Chinese intelligence services to target current and former US security clearance holders with AI-generated content. China denies the allegations, calling them slander.
The US and its "Five Eyes" intelligence partners have issued a joint warning about Chinese spies using professional networking sites like LinkedIn to recruit individuals with access to classified information. The spies pose as employees of private firms to advertise job openings for analysts.
The FSB claims foreign intelligence services attempted to access information about public sentiment in Russia by targeting the phones of high-ranking officials, bypassing intermediaries like NGOs.
Foreign intelligence services attempted to obtain data from Russian officials' smartphones by accessing correspondence, eavesdropping on calls, and conducting acoustic and video surveillance. An investigation is underway to identify perpetrators and the extent of compromised data.
Oscar-winning actor Riz Ahmed claims British intelligence services attempted to recruit him on three separate occasions. One incident involved a senior BBC executive and occurred after his film 'The Road to Guantánamo'.
Russia's FSB reported preventing 101 terrorist-related crimes, including 78 attacks, in 2026. The agency also warned that Ukrainian intelligence is recruiting individuals online for sabotage against Russia, vowing prosecution for those who assist.
Xu Zewei, a Chinese national, has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for his role in the HAFNIUM cyber campaign. He is accused of hacking U.S. COVID-19 research and Microsoft Exchange servers under the direction of China's Ministry of State Security.
The US intelligence community is assessing at the White House's request the consequences of a possible unilateral US declaration ending the war with Iran, Reuters reported. Intelligence services are analyzing Iran's potential response if Trump declares victory, with the goal of understanding implications for potential Republican losses in November midterm elections. No decision has been made, but quick de-escalation could ease political pressure even if it strengthens Iran. Trump is aware of the political price being paid, with domestic pressure described as 'enormous.'
Iranian intelligence is allegedly using criminal intermediaries to recruit teenagers for low-level hybrid warfare attacks across Europe and the UK, targeting Jewish community sites and US interests to sow discord and anxiety.
