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Secretive FSB Unit Steers Russia’s Sweeping Wartime Spy Crackdown – WSJ

The FSB’s Department for Counterintelligence Operations was previously identified as leading the March 2023 arrest of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich...

Anti-War Russians Targeted by FSB’s Spy Software – NGO

The program allows the FSB to record a device’s screen and steal data from third-party apps, among other things.

opinion Jason Corcoran

Honeytrap Russian Spy Scandal Shows Ireland Is Europe’s Soft Underbelly

While Ireland speculates about which politician was seduced into working for a Russian spy, Dublin must reckon with their exposure to hybrid warfare.

Russian Sleeper Agents Tell State TV About Life Undercover

Anna Dultseva, who was returned to Russia as part of last week's historic exchange, vowed to continue working "to serve Russia."

Slovenia Expels Russian Couple Convicted of Spying

Slovenian media, citing anonymous sources, reported that the convicted couple would be part of an upcoming prisoner swap.

Australia Charges Married Couple With Spying for Russia

The 40-year-old woman, Kira Korolev, and her 62-year-old husband Igor — both holders of Russian passports — had lived in Australia for more than 10...

German Ex-Soldier Found Guilty of Spying for Moscow

Prosecutors had accused Thomas H. of dropping sensitive military documents in the postbox of the Russian consulate in Bonn.

Romania Detains Man Suspected of Spying for Russia

The arrest of a person suspected of spying marks the first of its kind in Romania since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ex-NSA Employee Who Tried Spying for Russia Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison

Jareh Sebastian Dalke spent less than four weeks working at the NSA before he suddenly quit at the end of June 2022 citing family problems.

Poland Says Raided Russian Spy Network

The raid came after The Czech Republic announced that it had busted a network spreading Russian propaganda and wielding influence across Europe.

Kyiv Says 'Neutralized' Russian Spy Network

Ukraine's general prosecutor said the five current and former intelligence officers were arrested on suspicion of treason.

opinion Matthew Light

We Must Accept the Truth: Western Academics Are Russian Intelligence Targets

Given our role as information brokers between society and the state, expecting Russia to ignore us because we see ourselves as apolitical is naive.

Latvia Jails Ex-Interior Minister for Pro-Russia Spying

"Adamsons collected secret and unclassified information for the Russian secret services, in an illegal, systematic and targeted way," the Riga court said...

Moscow Expels U.S. Embassy Workers for 'Liaising' With Russian Citizen Accused of Spying

Russia's Foreign Ministry said interference in the country's internal affairs would be "wholly suppressed."

Russian-Swede Accused of Illicit Western Technology Transfers to Moscow

Sergei Skvortsov was formally charged with carrying out "unlawful intelligence activities" against the U.S. and Sweden for a decade until his arrest.

Moscow Arrests Dual U.S.-Russian National for Spying

Russian-born American Gene Spector was detained in 2020 on charges of “mediating” a bribe to the assistant of the former Russian Deputy Prime Minister...

Moldova Expels 45 Russian Diplomats, Embassy Staff

Moldova's pro-EU government has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and accused Moscow of a plot to overthrow the current government.

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