OpenAI worker accused of planting bug
A former OpenAI engineer is accused of planting a bug in a company office. Federal investigators claim he was in close contact with a member of the Saudi royal family. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more details.
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Tech editor on alleged OpenAI security breach
U.S. federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer after he allegedly installed a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room. Mashable tech editor Tim Werth joins CBS News to discuss.
Iran and Russia blamed for growing list of hybrid attacks in Europe
Britain's domestic spy chief says "hybrid tactics" used by Russia and Iran are evolving. Here are some of the most notable incidents of 2026.
FBI arrests OpenAI worker
The FBI arrested an OpenAI engineer for allegedly planting a recording device in a company office. CBS News' Jo LIng Kent reports.
Alleged Chinese agent to remain in custody, judge rules, amid flight-risk fears
California realtor Wanying Zhang is facing federal prosecution for allegedly surveilling the Taiwanese president's son in Washington last year at the direction of Chinese government officials.
Alleged Chinese agent makes federal court appearance
CBS News was first to report that the FBI arrested Wanying "Heather" Zhang on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport before she boarded a flight to Shanghai, China.
FBI arrests woman at LAX accused of being Chinese agent
Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
Son of couple jailed in Iran "desperately worried" as stepdad's sentence extended
A man whose mother and stepfather are imprisoned in Iran tells CBS News "the hardest part is the uncertainty."
China arrests U.S. researcher on suspicion of spying
China says U.S. national U Min Zin, founder of a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of "espionage and endangering China's national security."
"Spy turtles" and "spy fish" prowling China's waters, Beijing claims
"An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding" in the waters off China, the country's minister of state security has alleged.
California mayor charged as Chinese agent
The former mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal foreign agent on behalf of the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Nicole Sganga reports.
Future of FISA uncertain amid GOP infighting
The Senate on Friday agreed to a temporary extension of FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, until April 30. A divide among House Republicans derailed a vote Thursday night to renew the law for five years. Joshua Skule, former FBI chief of intelligence, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
4 men suspected of spying for Iran arrested in London
Four men suspected of spying for Iran on "locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community" were arrested in London, the Metropolitan Police say.
U.K. sanctions Russia as probe blames Putin for deadly 2018 poison attack
A U.K. inquiry says Russian agents "carry out Putin's bidding," blaming him for a deadly 2018 attack in England using the nerve agent Novichok.
Inside China's espionage campaign against U.S.
A new book, "The Great Heist," exposes how China has carried out a long-running, large-scale espionage campaign to undermine the U.S. and its allies by stealing information and technology from companies. Author David Shedd joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Drones near base storing U.S. nukes could be spying, Belgium says
Belgium's defense minister confirmed that drones had flown into the area near the Kleine Brogel air base in northeast Belgium in two phases.
Possible Nobel leak was likely espionage, committee secretary says
The odds of Maria Corina Machado winning the prize jumped from 3.75% to nearly 73% before the announcement was made.
Iran hangs man accused of spying for Israel's Mossad in wave of executions
The execution came as Iran vowed to confront what it called its enemies after the United Nations reimposed sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program this weekend.
Ex-Mossad director reflects on pager attack
For 40 years, the Mossad has been secretly tracking "enemies of Israel" around the world. Former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen joins "The Takeout" to discuss his new book, "Sword of Freedom," chronicling four decades inside the covert intelligence agency.
China leverages spies in the U.S.
China is intent on using spies to monitor and influence events outside its own borders. 60 Minutes reports on why China's spies are on the rise, and what happens when one gets caught in the U.S.
U.S. contractor charged with trying to spy for China at base in Germany
An American man who worked at a U.S. military facility in Germany has been indicted for allegedly offering to supply sensitive information to China.
U.S. soldier charged with trying to trade Army tank info for Russian citizenship
Federal prosecutors claim a 22-year-old Army soldier offered to expose "weaknesses" about the M1A2 Abrams tank in exchange for Russian citizenship.
Putin rewards U.S. man with a Russian passport for spying in Ukraine
A Russian official says American Daniel Martindale has been rewarded with citizenship for spying on Ukraine, "by decree of our President Vladimir Putin."
China says spy plots foiled, including "honey trap" that lured state worker
China's spy agency says it caught a government worker who, "unable to resist the seductive beauty" of a foreign agent, was blackmailed into handing over state secrets.
Ukraine accuses 2 Chinese men of trying to steal info on missile system
Ukraine has detained a Chinese man and his son and accused them of trying to smuggle info on a guided missile system back to Beijing.
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