China warns of foreign intelligence agencies using ‘spy turtles’ to steal sensitive maritime data

China warns of foreign intelligence agencies using ‘spy turtles’ to steal sensitive maritime data JAMES GRIFFITHS ASIA CORRESPONDENT HONG KONG PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Foreign intelligence agencies are affixing sensor equipment to fish and turtles to steal sensitive maritime data, according to China’s Ministry of State Security. In a social media post Friday, the MSS warned of an ongoing “unseen covert war” beneath the waves, in which unnamed foreign spies were deploying buoys, “sensor-fitted marine animals,” wave gliders, and shipborne electronic devices to Chinese…