NZ Intelligence Agency Thwarts Foreign Power Plot To Steal Sensitive Technology

NZ Intelligence Agency Thwarts Foreign Power Plot To Steal Sensitive Technology
NZSIS Director-General of Security Rebecca Kitteridge speaks during He Whenua Taurikura at Christchurch Town Hall in New Zealand, on June 15, 2021. Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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New Zealand’s (NZ) security service has thwarted a scheme by a foreign power to gain access to “sensitive” technology, which would likely be deployed for military use.

Rebecca Kitteridge, director-general of the Security Intelligence Service (SIS)—NZ domestic spy agency—made the revelations during a public hearing hosted by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee on March 15.

Daniel Y. Teng
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