#Putin and #Xi share a broad worldview, which sees #TheWest as decadent and in decline just as #China challenges #US supremacy in everything from #QuantumComputing and #SyntheticBiology to #espionage and hard #MilitaryPower.

China, once the junior partner of Moscow in the global Communist hierarchy, remains by far the most powerful of #Russia’s friends in the world. #Ukraine

Putin arrives in China on mission to deepen partnership with Xi
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-china-visit

Putin arrives in China on mission to deepen partnership with Xi

During the Russian leader’s two-day visit, the war in Ukraine, energy and trade will be on the agenda

^{Helen Davidson (The Guardian)}

BREAKING: #Israeli private investigator arrested for cyberespionage on behalf of American PR firm.

Caught by UK under #RedNotice from 🇺🇸US while boarding a flight.

BIG TWIST in a wild case that began w/our @citizenlab investigation into indian hack-for-hire group #belltrox

Sound familiar?

Because Amit Forlit is the *second* PI from #Israel arrested in similar way for this case.

First = convicted.

https://www.reuters.com/world/israeli-private-eye-arrested-uk-over-alleged-hacking-us-pr-firm-2024-05-02/

#hacking #cybersecurity #infosec #malware #espionage #intelligence