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Andrew Bustamante spent seven years working covertly as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA recruited him while he was applying to join the Peace Corps after leaving the US Air Force. Bustamante possesses an intimate knowledge of the intelligence community's inner workings.

A pigeon detained for 8 months on suspicion of spying for China has finally been set free

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The pigeon was detained in Mumbai on suspicion of being a spy bird.
The pigeon was detained in Mumbai on suspicion of being a spy bird.

Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

A US Navy sailor handed over military secrets to China for just $15,000, prosecutors say

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US Navy ships sail with vessels of the South Korean navy in the Indo-Pacific. Zhao was accused of sending plans for a large military exercise in the region to Chinese intelligence.
US Navy ships sail with vessels of the South Korean navy in the Indo-Pacific. Zhao was accused of sending plans for a large military exercise in the region to Chinese intelligence.

Sean M. Castellano US Navy via Getty Images

CIA planning its own ChatGPT-style tool, weeks after its tech chief urged users to treat AI like their 'crazy, drunk friend'

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The Central Intelligence Agency's logo in the Langley headquarters.

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A Chinese spy used fake LinkedIn profiles to target officials to hand over secrets, report says

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The LinkedIn logo is displayed on a phone with the flag of China in the background, in an illustration.
The LinkedIn logo and the Chinese flag.

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A 2020 hack of the Japanese military was tied to cyberspies from China's People's Liberation Army

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Marching honor guards shout as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Gen. Fang Fenghui

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A British spy chief who goes by the code name 'C' says MI6 channels 'more resources to China than any other mission'

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MI6 Chief Richard Moore (left) and China's President Xi Jinping (right).
MI6 Chief Richard Moore (left) and China's President Xi Jinping (right).

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UK intel chief invites Russians 'silently appalled' by the Ukraine war to share their secrets and spy for MI6

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Russian service members take part in a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023.
Russian service members take part in a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023.

Pelagiya Tikhonova

Vladimir Putin is planning the best way to attack the UK by sending spy ships to map infrastructure on the British coast, British MP says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on April 19, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on April 19, 2023.

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China might have sent a spy balloon over the US as a power play to prove it can do what it wants, experts say

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A photo showing what the US says is a Chinese spy balloon above Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2023.

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