https://www.scmp.com/rss/523440/feed The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is China’s primary governmental law enforcement agency, headquartered in Beijing. Functioning as the national police service and domestic security force, it oversees over 1.9 million officers. Its core mission involves safeguarding national security, maintaining social order and preventing and punishing crimes, including counterterrorism and counternarcotics. The MPS also manages immigration, traffic and public information network security, playing a... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alcott Wei Alcott Wei One of China’s most anticipated Lunar New Year holiday films features a renowned director, a cast of stars and an unusual creative consultant: the country’s top counter-espionage agency. Scare Out, which will debut in cinemas in mainland China on February 17, is the first film directly supervised by the Ministry of State Security. The ministry said it provided technical guidance for the film and that the script was based on real cases. Directed by the multi-award-winning Zhang Yimou, the film... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343536/will-chinas-state-backed-holiday-thriller-spill-details-little-known-spy-cases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343536/will-chinas-state-backed-holiday-thriller-spill-details-little-known-spy-cases?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:00:10 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen A hacker group with links to China recently used Venezuela-themed phishing emails in a malware campaign targeting US government-related entities, as cyberattack campaigns increasingly leverage geopolitical materials, according to Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis. A malware campaign has used recent developments between the US and Venezuela as “thematic lures” to attack US government and policy-related entities with a back door that has espionage-focused capabilities, including basic remote... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340071/china-linked-hackers-used-venezuela-themed-phishing-target-us-agencies-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340071/china-linked-hackers-used-venezuela-themed-phishing-target-us-agencies-report?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:39:20 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to “recruit and cultivate” them via headhunters or cover companies. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were “using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. “Their aim is to collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333301/mi5-warns-chinese-spies-are-targeting-uk-lawmakers-linkedin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333301/mi5-warns-chinese-spies-are-targeting-uk-lawmakers-linkedin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:25:44 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The US and China are ramping up crackdowns on cryptocurrency-related cross-border crimes with a flurry of actions against the suspected ringleaders of scam networks operating in Southeast Asia. In recent years, the border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud operations, in which syndicates either trick or coerce their targeted victims to invest in bogus schemes and transfer money via bitcoin, ether or stablecoins before these are processed through... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3332675/us-chinese-authorities-ramp-actions-against-transnational-syndicates-running-crypto-scams?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3332675/us-chinese-authorities-ramp-actions-against-transnational-syndicates-running-crypto-scams?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:00:20 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Criminal gangs in northern Myanmar targeted Chinese citizens with the support of local political and military leaders, state media has reported. On Wednesday, the national broadcaster CCTV aired a confession from the head of an alleged crime family Wei Huairen, who is also known as Wai San. Wei was handed over to Chinese law enforcement in January. A police officer told the broadcaster that the criminal activities of the Wei family – one of the main ethnically Chinese crime gangs in Kokang – had... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329160/china-airs-confession-northern-myanmar-crime-boss-wei-hauiren?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329160/china-airs-confession-northern-myanmar-crime-boss-wei-hauiren?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:35:50 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen A number of suspects involved in strategic mineral smuggling had been arrested, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, while pledging stronger enforcement of export controls to prevent illegal shipments and technology transfers for military use. The Ministry of Commerce statement came during a high-level export-control meeting in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region – an area of southern China rich in strategic mineral reserves. Multiple ministries attended the meeting, which was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318865/china-cracks-down-rare-earth-smugglers-vowing-stronger-export-controls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318865/china-cracks-down-rare-earth-smugglers-vowing-stronger-export-controls?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:00:16 +0000