Europol

France, Germany, Latvia
Ex-legionnaire turned fugitive Davids Krumins arrested in Latvia

The Latvian State Police announced on 21 May the arrest and detention of the Latvian national Davids Krumins, a veteran of the French Foreign Legion who had gone on the run in January to avoid extradition to Germany.

Estonia, France, Latvia, Myanmar
From Myanmar to the Baltic states, French intel tracks former legionnaires working for private firms

Nearly two years after the Burmese fiasco, French intelligence officers are still monitoring networks of former Foreign Legion soldiers working as private security contractors. Investigators recently travelled to Estonia.

China, Italy
Logistics giant Anda closely monitored by Europol

The EU police body is keeping a close watch on the Chinese logistics and transport firm Anda, which is suspected of having links to the Chinese mafia. The company was targeted by several attacks in 2025 in Italy, France and Spain.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
OSINT Industries, Hakluyt, CT Group

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonOSINT Industries poaches ex-UK government investigator from rival Blackdot

WashingtonHakluyt hires former CIA officer

LondonDefence officials take up roles at Lynton Crosby's CT Group

Italy
Equalize probe reveals arsenal of cyber-intelligence tools deployed by investigators

Italy's military police, the Carabinieri, has made extensive use of Italian cyber-intelligence tools to investigate the Italian corporate intelligence firm Equalize's use of illegal espionage.

The Agencies' Gazette
DGSI number crunch, asset hunt in Kyiv, anti-disinformation in China, DGSE succession

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

FranceFrench intelligence reports 92 external lawfare cases since 2020

UkraineKyiv adds muscle to asset recovery agency

ChinaCommunist Party asks universities to train anti-disinformation analysts

FranceA woman in the running for top DGSE job

France, Russia
France's Legrand makes tough choice between sanctions and local mafia in sale of Russian assets

Western companies leaving Russia find themselves between a rock and a hard place. To avoid breaching sanctions, the French electrical parts company Legrand recently sold its assets in Russia to a former mafia boss.

The Agencies' Gazette
Austria pessimistic over Ukraine, Russian soft power for Africa summit, Europol reaches out to Kyiv

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

AustriaAnalysts not optimistic about Ukraine's chances

RussiaRussian influence agency supports African journalists

UkraineAsset recovery agency steps in line with Europol

The Tech Telegraph
Interrupt Labs in the US and Australia, Luxembourg police biometrics, Infinity Technology for Missile Defense Agency's CTI

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

LondonUK vulnerability researcher Interrupt Labs looks for talent in US and Australia

LuxembourgPolice fork out on Sopra Steria biometrics

WashingtonInfinity Technology in charge of MDA threat intelligence

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv to appoint new head of asset recovery

Ukraine's asset recovery agency, another of the country's anti-corruption tools, is following Kyiv's good governance path and focussing its efforts on managing assets seized from sanctioned individuals.