Russian spies have 'almost certainly' infiltrated US intelligence, a legal analyst has claimed.
It comes as Vladimir Putin's 'special military operation' has stretched into its eighth week in Ukraine. The US, echoing other countries across the world, has enforced sanctions and continues to support Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the US government, Russian espionage has targeted a number of different areas, including but not limited to Covid, elections, healthcare and even video gaming.
On the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) website, it notes: "The Russian government engages in malicious cyber activities to enable broad-scope cyber espionage, to suppress certain social and political activity, to steal intellectual property, and to harm regional and international adversaries."
In a new interview, Lis Wiehl – a former federal prosecutor and author of A Spy In Plain Sight – said there needs to be a focus on knowing Putin's next moves and uncovering any counterespionage operatives in the US.
The book chronicles the case of Robert Hanssen, a Russian spy who managed to embed himself in the FBI for two decades, and is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences without parole. It's been dubbed the 'worst intelligence disaster in US history'.
Robert Hanssen embedded himself in the FBI for two decades. Credit: Alamy
Wiehl told The Sun: "We have to be very aware that this could happen again. It was shoc ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
