How a U.S. spy tapped into Russian communication lines

How a U.S. spy tapped into Russian communication lines

Aerial view of the Moscow Kremlin landmarks: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower and Red Square Sergey Alimov | Moment | Getty Images In the late 1970s, American spy Jim Olson was stationed in Moscow. At the time, it was one of the riskiest and highest-stakes CIA stations in the world.   Olson, who served more … Read more

U.S. markets, public companies are growing target for Russian hackers

U.S. markets, public companies are growing target for Russian hackers

People walk through the financial district by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2024, in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images There have been several infamous insider trading cases on Wall Street, including Ivan Boesky in the 1980s, Martha Stewart in the early 2000s, and SAC Capital Advisors’ Mathew Martoma … Read more

How the CIA tries to recruit Russians to spy on their country

How the CIA tries to recruit Russians to spy on their country

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia. Larry Downing | Reuters At the CIA’s covert training facility near Williamsburg, Virginia, commonly called “The Farm,” recruits are trained in the world of espionage and the many ways to get people to provide secret information. Jim Olson, the former Chief of Counterintelligence at the Central … Read more