Spies Spying on Spies

Comments discuss the irony and routine nature of intelligence agencies and spies engaging in espionage against each other, referencing real-world examples like CIA operations and digital-age spy compromises.

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Sample Comments

rhizome Jan 30, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like what a lot of IRL spying is.

leetcrew Mar 8, 2024 View on HN

why would they? if we're talking about sophisticated espionage, that's more of a job for infosec. if we're talking about AFK time, being secretive defeats the purpose.

ForHackernews Sep 29, 2015 View on HN

So...spies spied on spies doing spying? I'm not seeing the problem here.

neves Sep 13, 2013 View on HN

It shows that the espionage isn't just for terrorists.

xorgar831 Jun 30, 2013 View on HN

A spy organization caught spying, shocking.

fnordfnordfnord Jan 17, 2014 View on HN

Any spy might appear as a private citizen.

gnufx May 26, 2020 View on HN

Yes, but if you were serious about espionage, say, you wouldn't draw attention to the compromise by running one.

tbrownaw Sep 16, 2023 View on HN

Is it really espionage if it's not secret?

Satam Apr 13, 2018 View on HN

This talks about at least a few of things that OP mentionedhttps://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intellig...

hhs Dec 30, 2019 View on HN

If interested, Yahoo News explains this in depth: https://news.yahoo.com/shattered-inside-the-secret-battle-to...