Paris alleges that Tehran’s Intelligence Ministry’s internal security section was linked to the alleged attempt to bomb a rally of opponents on June 30 outside Paris. The Danes say Iran in October was planning to kill in Denmark a member of the group that Tehran has blamed for a Sept. 22 attack that killed at...
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Hacker Attack Targets German Politicians But Not the Far Right
Imagine if the DNC email hack of 2016 was combined with the hacking of former President Bush, the hacking of all members of Congress except for the Freedom Caucus, and the hacking of, say, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, and comedian Chris Rock. That’s is the unfolding spectacle now gripping Germany. From Bild, a leading newsweekly...
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Washington’s Next Spy Museum to Glorify Covert Action
The proposed National Museum of Special Intelligence and Special Operations took a step closer to reality earlier this month with a $10 million contribution from a leading foundation Washington already has one spy museum. Run by former CIA spokesman Peter Earnest, the International Spy Museum presents a glamorized and sanitized portrait of the spy business,...
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Russian Intelligence Probed for Dirt on Investors Who Backed Clinton
Buzzfeed provide a glimpse of another Russian intelligence operation targeting the U.S. government. The Russian’s target in this case was the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which enforces U.S. sanctions against Russia and Iran, as well as money laundering laws. The Russians sought information about the business partners of William Browder, a...
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Why Google Stiffed the Senate Intelligence Committee
Does Google thinks it’s too good–too smart–for democracy? When the top three Internet companies were invited to Capitol Hill last month to explain the political impact of their operations, Twitter and Facebook sent their CEOs. Google sent a lawyer. Rather than hear the minion of Mountain View, the Congress chose to leave Google’s chair empty. ...