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Swedish prosecutors released the Malta-flagged vessel Vezhen on Monday after determining that damage to an undersea fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia on January 26, 2024, was not caused by deliberate sabotage.

Swedish Probe Clears Bulgarian Ship in Baltic Cable Damage

WhatsApp Says Israeli Spyware Targeted Journalists, Civil Service Workers

Trump Downplays TikTok Security Risks

Tulsi Gabbard Faces First Day of Intel Chief Senate Confirmation Hearings

UK: MI5 Declassifies Top Secret Files Ahead of Spring Exhibition

Cold war

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and several dissidents were freed from Russia on Thursday as part of an agreement between at least six countries involving at least 24 prisoners.

Gershkovich, Whelan Freed From Russia in Prisoner Swap

Kremlin: Putin to Revise Russia's Nuclear Doctrine

China Denounces Reported US-SpaceX Spy Satellite Deal

Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Reached $91.4B In 2023

Top NATO Official: Western Civilians Must Be Prepared for War With Russia

Espionage

Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old Manhattan resident, admitted to working at an alleged secret Chinese police station on Wednesday, pleading guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of the Chinese government without proper registration with US authorities.

New York Man Pleads Guilty in Alleged Secret Chinese Police Station Case

UK Court: Northern Ireland Police Unlawfully Spied on Journalists

US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Pardon Assange

UK: Lawmaker Warns Chinese Spy Who Befriended Prince Andrew is 'Tip of the Iceberg'

Trump Appoints John Ratcliffe as CIA Director

Military coups

Brazil's federal police arrested on Saturday Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a key ally of former Brazilian Pres. Jair Bolsonaro, who served as chief of staff and defense minister in his administration and ran for vice president in his failed 2022 reelection bid.

Brazil: Bolsonaro's 2022 Running Mate Arrested Over Alleged Coup Plot

Report: Syrian Rebel Forces Reach Damascus Suburbs

Brazil: Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Coup Plot

Report: High-Ranking Military Officials From Brazil Pressured Bolsonaro to Stage Coup

Brazil: Five Officers Arrested Over Alleged 2022 Lula Assassination Plot

Cyberwarfare

A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that its Cyber Safety Review Board will investigate how alleged China-backed hackers infiltrated US telecom firms to spy on political figures such as Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

DHS to Investigate China-Linked Telecom Hack Targeting Trump, Vance

US Cybersecurity Head: 'Malicious Actors' Won't Affect US Elections

Germany: Cyberattacks From Foreign Entities up 28%

DOJ Indicts Three Iranians in Trump Campaign Hack

Germany Recalls Envoy to Russia Over Cyberattack