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Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy
Fake EU intelligence service ECIPS relays Kremlin rhetoric

For more than a decade, the European Centre for Information Policy and Security has been wrongly claiming to work on behalf of EU secret services. The man at its helm is a Belgian entrepreneur known for his links to organisations close to Russia.

Bulgaria
Bulgarian court case reveals more details about Russian oligarch-tied broker

The Bulgarian authorities fined Intercapital Markets for violating anti-money laundering rules in a case that has revealed more details about how the company operates.

United States
Cyberthreat intelligence leader sues media-savvy former executive

Cybersecurity firm RedSense has taken legal action against its former chief research officer, Yelisey Boguslavskiy, for several serious offences, including theft of trade secrets.

Thailand
Spectacular rise in turnover for Moscow-linked aviation subcontractor

Russian aviation networks in Bangkok (3/3) - Following previous revelations about Siam Aero and Sky Kingdom in Bangkok, Intelligence Online has obtained internal documents from these companies showing huge revenue rises in record time.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSI, Unrest at CIA, Taiwan and the CCP, OSINT at Quai d'Orsay

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

FranceDGSI hiring diplomatic adviser

United StatesUnrest at the CIA's OSINT office

ChinaCCP's plan to integrate Kinmen and Matsu islands moves forward

FranceQuai d'Orsay beefs up OSINT capacity

Taiwan, Vietnam
Vietnam turns to Taiwanese partner for electronic warfare

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has a privileged partner in Taiwan for the import of tools for security purposes. Recent deliveries have come from Germany, but the company also has ties to Israel.

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.

Poland
The long reach of the State of Poland Foundation, Warsaw's soft power tool

The foundation's website says it is in liquidation, but its board members have close ties to ongoing influence operations.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
JS Held works for oil firm, investigators open doors in Ukraine, LVMH safety doubts

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

SingaporeOil firm calls on JS Held sleuths

London/Kyiv/LvivUkrainian investigators fund visit by British MPs

ParisSquarcini lawsuit and job ad raise questions over LVMH security