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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian spy purge after suspected leaks to U.S. intelligence
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/01/news/fsb-kaspersky-arrests/index.htmlThere's a purge of spies underway in Moscow, where two high-ranking Russian security service agents, a cybersecurity expert and a fourth man have been charged with treason for passing along secrets to American intelligence, according to a lawyer defending one of the men.
The men were charged "with treason in favor of the United States," said Ivan Pavlov, the lawyer for one of the defendants.
So far, the counterintelligence raid is targeting computer security professionals -- men once trusted with Russian government secrets about hacking operations.
The crackdown comes shortly after the U.S. intelligence officials in October officially accused Russia of using hackers to try steering the presidential election to Donald Trump. American officials have never stated that Russian government insiders gave them information that led to that accusation.
Several national experts, who do not have direct knowledge of American intelligence operations, suspect that Russian government insiders did leak information and that this Russian crackdown is a result of that.
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Putins desperately fast trying to close roads leading from Trump to him.........
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Russian spy purge after suspected leaks to U.S. intelligence (Original Post)
sunonmars
Feb 2017
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C_U_L8R
(45,001 posts)1. That sounds more like we're leaking to them
What a mess. Please, let the evidence trail lead to those responsible.
Turbineguy
(37,322 posts)2. The end of Operation Trump?
Norbert9
(494 posts)3. THE Ivan Pavlov!
No but for real,
Drip,
drip,
drip...
roamer65
(36,745 posts)4. I bet the Russian ambassador to the UN was one of them.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)7. I believe so
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)6. I wonder who in 45's Administration got the
Intelligence briefing that revealed the spy and leaked it back to Putin?