The Cubans are more disciplined and more effective pound-for-pound than the KGB ever was

It’s a point which came home to James Olson, former head of counterintelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),  in June 1987, when a Cuban spy, Florentino Aspillaga, walked into the US Embassy in Vienna and defected. The testimony he gave to the Americans shocked US intelligence chiefs and revealed the extent and calibre of […]

The Cubans are more disciplined and more effective pound-for-pound than the KGB ever was was originally published on Global Security Review.

February 12, 2024
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Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage

A former NSA employee of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to transmit classified National Defense Information (NDI) to an agent of the Russian Federation (Russia). He used an encrypted email account to transmit excerpts of three classified documents to an individual he believed to be a Russian agent.  He requested $85,000 […]

Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage was originally published on Global Security Review.

February 12, 2024
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Chinese ‘Police Station Spy Network in the U.S.

The FBI helped shut down a clandestine Chinese “police station” in Manhattan after the arrest of two alleged operatives in 2023.  In addition to the Chinese police station above a noodle restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown, there is another station at an undisclosed address in New York City, as well as an outpost in Los Angeles. […]

Chinese ‘Police Station Spy Network in the U.S. was originally published on Global Security Review.

February 12, 2024
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