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Millionaire spies?

The US nuclear engineer accused of leaking military secrets in a peanut butter sandwich was expecting a huge payday: $5m in cryptocurrency. At least, that’s what the US Justice Department claims in its criminal complaint, leaving SPYSCAPE to wonder... How much do spies really make?

OF MICE & MEN

Hacker hunt

Britain’s cyber spies are hunting ransomware gangs with a new force led by the military, spy agencies, and hackers. The National Cyber Force has already undermined drone technology and targeted Isis fighters on the battlefield. Now Britain plans to use ‘the pointy end of the spear’ to chase online criminals. So what's the risk? 

CYBER SLEUTHS

The spy in the cornfield

Mark Betten heard his share of unbelievable stories while working as an FBI special agent but one case in particular still shocks the investigator. The cornfields of Iowa are the unlikely setting of this intellectual espionage case involving China, the US, and a spy ring that may have cost American companies $500m.

TRUE SPIES

Spy capital

Washington D.C. is heaving with spies - 10,000 at last unofficial count. They fling memory sticks from moving cars and clink glasses at embassy parties. They are foreign students, secret agents, and neighbors in tree-lined streets like Cleveland Park where ‘Queen of Cuba’ Ana Montes spied from her two-bedroom co-op. Join SPYSCAPE’s D.C. tour as we walk you through the world capital of secrets in the suburbs.

D.C. SPY GAMES

The improbable spy

Paul Whelan, the US/Canadian/Irish/British ‘spy’ imprisoned in Russia, is an unlikely agent. When FSB officers invaded his Moscow hotel room Whelan initially thought it was a prank set up by friends who were in town for a wedding. Three years later, Whelan’s still under lock and key. So is he an American operative or a political pawn being leveraged for a spy swap?

ACCIDENTAL AGENT

Anatomy of a dead drop

Cold War traitor Robert Hanssen liked to wrap FBI computer disks and confidential documents in waterproof garbage bags to litter around Virginia parks for pickup by his KGB handlers. While the parcels would ultimately help convict him, Hanssen got away with it for 15 years. So how do dead drops work? Here’s everything you need to know.

TRADECRAFT

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