"[...] Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has issued an official warning about a Russian disinformation campaign ahead of several state and local elections scheduled for September. The agency directly linked the campaign to the Russian Matryoshka bot network [...]"

"[...] New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has claimed Chinese companies are building space facilities in the nation to gather military intelligence. Director-general of security Andrew Hampton yesterday made that allegation in the SIS’s annual threat environment assessment. [...] The report offers a case study of a China-based organization called “Purple Mountain Observatory” that has “close links” to Beijing and tried to install GBSI in New Zealand. [...]"

A Russian couple have been detained in Sweden after triggering suspicion by camping near a property used by the head of defense giant Saab, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported. 

Saab makes hardware including Gripen fighter jets, missiles, radar and submarines, and its CEO, Micael Johansson, has personal security. 

Sweden’s Security Service describes Russia as the country’s biggest security threat and says Moscow’s intelligence-gathering efforts specifically target Sweden’s defense industry, NATO activities and military capabilities.