An infamous Stalin-era military unit called SMERSH is being re-created by Putin as he steps up his search for spies: UK intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Ivanovo oblast Governor Stanislav Voskresensky (R) look on the flag with portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

Mikhail Svetlov

America has a McGonigal problem

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Blue Charles McGonigal, three times
The FBI chose McGonigal to be one of the top grandmasters of the counterintelligence game. And yet somehow, Russian associates turned him into their pawn, prosecutors said.

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The case of Charles McGonigal is bigger than one corrupt FBI agent.

In fact, it's bigger than the entire FBI.

Australia's new submarines are still 2 decades away from delivery, but the Aussies are already looking out for spies

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Australian navy submarine HMAS Waller in Pearl Harbor in June 2008.

US Navy/MCS1 Michael R. McCormick

U.S. Space Companies Becoming Prime Targets for Foreign Malware, Federal Agencies Warn

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As private space companies have ramped up production and launches in the past several years, they’ve also been unwittingly putting a target on their back. U.S. government agencies are warning the private space sector that they are in the crosshairs of foreign intelligence agencies.

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