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Germany
BND warns business leaders of Russian threat

Germany's BND foreign intelligence service sent a memo earlier this week to several major German-owned companies warning them of the risks bearing on their executives in this current period of heightened geopolitical tensions.

The Agencies' Gazette
Intelligence College in Europe, Ex-CIA officer with RFK Jr, anti-Mafia force's new neighbour in Rome, French spies-turned-authors

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

France/GermanyBND official to head Intelligence College in Europe

USFormer CIA officer heads up the Department of Health and Human Services' intelligence unit

Italy/ChinaA discreet DIA branch in uproar over arrival of BYD

FranceDisagreement in parliament over censorship of ex-spies' books

Belgium
Changes afoot at the EU's Intelligence and Situation Centre

The European Union's INTCEN agency, attached to the European External Action Service, has become increasingly influential since Croatian Daniel Markic took over, with new staff joining.

France, Germany, Russia
High-ranking BND official falls victim to Russian phishing campaign on Signal and WhatsApp

A Russian phishing campaign has targeted European intelligence agents, diplomats, politicians and journalists. The list of identified victims has been shared among the affected countries. A senior official from Germany's BND federal intelligence service is among them.

Canada
Trovicor, a European pioneer in interception, goes under Canadian ownership

Originally from Germany but taken over by French owners, the owner of Trovicor's successor has just been bought out by a Canadian telecoms giant.

United States
After his failed CIA return, Ralph Goff builds private investigation network

He had been chosen by John Ratcliffe to become the CIA's next deputy director for clandestine operations, before being abruptly removed from consideration last month. Since then, Ralph Goff has formed close ties with other CIA veterans who have gone into the private sector.

The Agencies' Gazette
French customs, BND uncertainty, VSSE women, Belarusian no-no, Human resources at the DHS

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceCustoms officers land at Vatry airport

GermanySpeculation about BND boss's future

BelgiumState Security shows its feminine side

FranceThales engineer denied security clearance because of Belarusian partner

United StatesDHS intelligence strengthens HR management

France, Latvia
French police probe Roger Tamraz's Latvian banking adventures

French police, at the request of their Latvian counterparts, are investigating Roger Tamraz's investments in a now bankrupt Latvian bank following its acquisition via a group of nominees.