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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Sounds like what a lot of IRL spying is.
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.
So...spies spied on spies doing spying? I'm not seeing the problem here.
It shows that the espionage isn't just for terrorists.
A spy organization caught spying, shocking.
Any spy might appear as a private citizen.
Yes, but if you were serious about espionage, say, you wouldn't draw attention to the compromise by running one.
Is it really espionage if it's not secret?
This talks about at least a few of things that OP mentionedhttps://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intellig...
If interested, Yahoo News explains this in depth: https://news.yahoo.com/shattered-inside-the-secret-battle-to...