China
China's Xi looking for cyber recruits to spot unrest in the provinces

The Chinese Communist Party is on a recruitment drive to find more officials with cyber skills. Xi Jinping aims to keep tighter control over messaging services and ensure he gets early warning of social unrest in the provinces.

France
French intelligence community awaits ECHR ruling

China, France
DGSI's amended note on Chinese firm helps secure rejection of appeal over refused visa

UAE
The burgeoning business empire of the rising security branch of Abu Dhabi royals

France, UAE
New French space diplomat arrives as UAE sector picks up pace

Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine
Swiss traders bet both ways on Russian and Ukrainian cereals exports

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Talent wars: PwC rocks Middle East investigations sector with super-charged hiring spree

PricewaterhouseCoopers is said to have targeted as many as 90 forensics consultants in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as part of a drive to rapidly expand its advisory offering in the region. Among those who have already agreed to move are senior investigators from Ankura and Deloitte.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptocurrency miners unite, part 2: the information war is on

In the wake of bitter legal battles waged between Kazakh mining magnates, businessmen who were once partners in a cryptomining firm are now waging their own information war against each other through dedicated websites. One has caught the attention of the British government.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptominers unite, part 1: Raedas vs FTX's former partners

In the wake of bitter legal battles between Kazakh mining magnates, a cryptocurrency mining firm's former partner called on the corporate intelligence firm Raedas to provide testimony to back his claim.

United States
The spyware professionals who stand to gain from Trump's return

Russia, Thailand
Thailand emerges as key hub for Russians evading Western sanctions

France, Ukraine
France runs secret special forces drill in event of deployment to Ukraine

The French special forces conducted a top secret exercise late last year in preparation of a potential intervention in Ukraine. Intelligence Online was able to gather details of the commando units, spy satellites, drone pilots and cyber fighters involved in the manoeuvre, which also showed up areas in which the French military is lacking.

France
French OSINT specialist Elephantastic puts corporate intelligence clients on back burner

The French open source intelligence specialist will for now stop providing its tools to potential competitors of its shareholder, the corporate intelligence firm Axis & Co.

Japan, United States
Maxar's highly strategic Asian clients revealed

Maxar, the world's leading supplier of imagery to US intelligence services, has signed new contracts with two countries that Intelligence Online has identified. Their business is key to strengthening US intelligence alliances against China.

Israel
Intelligence wars in the Middle East: ImageSat plays stopgap for Israeli geospatial intelligence

United States
US Congress wants to optimise OSINT spending

Albania, France
Datagenese backed by Franco-Albanian business relations specialists