Germany / Russia / Spy games
Ukrainian Accused of Hunting NATO Weapons Secrets for Russia
German prosecutors say the suspect approached arms-industry insiders. A judge has ordered him held.
SPY REGISTER / REPORTING & ANALYSIS
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Crypto AG’s customers bought secrecy from a company owned by the CIA and BND
A Swiss parliamentary investigation traced intelligence knowledge to 1993 and political leaders’ notification to late 2019.
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BND / Spy games · History
The BND hired an author to attack its KGB mole. Bonn stopped the book.
Heinz Felfe’s exposure produced a second intelligence struggle over memoirs, reputations and the public record.
CIA / Cyber & technology · History
The CIA’s Oldest Secrets Included Aspirin and Water
A First World War ink formula stayed classified until 2011. It was among six documents the government finally opened after nearly a century.
Germany / Power & scandal · History
The Stasi Kept Its Enemies’ Smells in Glass Jars
East Germany’s secret police built an odour archive to help dogs identify dissidents. A summons for questioning could supply the sample.
Germany / Power & scandal · History
East Germany Put a Spy at Willy Brandt’s Elbow
Günter Guillaume spent years climbing the Social Democrats’ ranks. His exposure in the chancellor’s personal staff helped end Brandt’s government.
MI6’s mole exposed the Berlin tunnel before it began listening
George Blake betrayed the joint CIA–MI6 operation during planning. The KGB protected him while Western analysts collected almost a year of Soviet traffic.
MI5 / Spy games · History
GARBO: the imaginary spy network Germany learned to trust
MI5’s double agent built fictitious sources, carefully timed truths and a persuasive story about D-Day. His German handlers rewarded him for it.
FBI / Spy games · History
The FBI’s Fake Office Put Nazi Spies on Film
Germany sent William Sebold to New York as an agent. His handlers’ messages and his visitors were soon passing through an FBI trap.
GCHQ / Cyber & technology · History
A German Operator Repeated a Message. Britain Rebuilt His Secret Cipher Machine.
One breach of procedure gave Bletchley Park an opening into the communications of the German High Command.
GCHQ / Cyber & technology · History
Germany Offered Mexico Three American States. British Codebreakers Read the Offer.
The Zimmermann Telegram became a diplomatic weapon in 1917. London first had to hide how it had acquired it.
MI5 / Spy games · History
A Tailor’s Ticket Unmasked Germany’s Spy in Britain
Carl Hans Lody travelled with an American passport. British censors read his messages, and a label in his jacket exposed his real identity.