SettingsEspionage scandals and incidents
1960 U-2 incident
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U...
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U...
1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany.
The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany.
1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident
The 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident occurred on September 18, 1996, near the South Korean town of Gangneung.
The 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident occurred on September 18, 1996, near the South Korean town of Gangneung.
2004 Israel - New Zealand spy scandal
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
2004 Israel – New Zealand spy scandal
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
2004 Israel-New Zealand passport scandal
The 2004 Israel-New Zealand passport scandal was an incident of passport fraud in July 2004 that led New Zealand to take diplomatic sanctions against Israel.
The 2004 Israel-New Zealand passport scandal was an incident of passport fraud in July 2004 that led New Zealand to take diplomatic sanctions against Israel.
2004 Israel-New Zealand spy scandal
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
On July 15, 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel and suspended high-level contacts between the two countries in July 2004 after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman ...
2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy
The 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy began when the Government of Georgia arrested four Russian officers on charges of espionage, on September 27, 2006.
The 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy began when the Government of Georgia arrested four Russian officers on charges of espionage, on September 27, 2006.
2006 Georgian–Russian espionage controversy
The 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy began when the Government of Georgia arrested four Russian officers on charges of espionage, on September 27, 2006.
The 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy began when the Government of Georgia arrested four Russian officers on charges of espionage, on September 27, 2006.
2007 Formula One espionage controversy
The 2007 Formula One espionage controversy, also known as "Spygate," or "Stepneygate" involves allegations that the McLaren Formula One team was passed confidential technical information from th...
The 2007 Formula One espionage controversy, also known as "Spygate," or "Stepneygate" involves allegations that the McLaren Formula One team was passed confidential technical information from th...
2009 Chile-Peru espionage scandal
The 2009 Chile-Peru espionage scandal was a diplomatic crisis that occurred when a Peruvian court ordered the arrest of two Chilean military officers over allegedly bribing a Peruvian air force ...
The 2009 Chile-Peru espionage scandal was a diplomatic crisis that occurred when a Peruvian court ordered the arrest of two Chilean military officers over allegedly bribing a Peruvian air force ...
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service.
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service.
Arrest of Ilan Grapel
Arrest of Ilan Grapel was a 2011 alleged Israeli espionage scandal in Egypt.
Arrest of Ilan Grapel was a 2011 alleged Israeli espionage scandal in Egypt.
Babington Plot
The Babington Plot was a Catholic plot in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic, on the English throne.
The Babington Plot was a Catholic plot in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic, on the English throne.
Battle of Yosu
The Battle of Yosu, in December 1998, was a naval skirmish that began when the South Korean military intercepted a North Korean semi-submersible vessel attempting to land commandos on the north-...
The Battle of Yosu, in December 1998, was a naval skirmish that began when the South Korean military intercepted a North Korean semi-submersible vessel attempting to land commandos on the north-...
Ben-ami Kadish
Ben-ami Kadish (born ca. 1924) is a former U.S. Army mechanical engineer.
Ben-ami Kadish (born ca. 1924) is a former U.S. Army mechanical engineer.
Bernard Boursicot
Bernard Boursicot is a French diplomat who was caught in a honeypot trap, by Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer who performed female roles, whom Boursicot believed to be female.
Bernard Boursicot is a French diplomat who was caught in a honeypot trap, by Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer who performed female roles, whom Boursicot believed to be female.
Cuban Five
The Cuban Five, also known as the Miami Five (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González) are five Cuban intell...
The Cuban Five, also known as the Miami Five (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González) are five Cuban intell...
Dikko Affair
The Dikko Affair was a 1984 Nigerian attempt to kidnap Umaru Dikko, a former government minister living in England, and secretly transport him back to Nigeria in a diplomatic bag.
The Dikko Affair was a 1984 Nigerian attempt to kidnap Umaru Dikko, a former government minister living in England, and secretly transport him back to Nigeria in a diplomatic bag.
FBI Silvermaster File
The FBI’s Silvermaster file is a 162-volume compendium of some 26,000 pages of documents relating to the Bureau’s investigation of Communist penetration of the Federal government during the Cold War.
The FBI’s Silvermaster file is a 162-volume compendium of some 26,000 pages of documents relating to the Bureau’s investigation of Communist penetration of the Federal government during the Cold War.
Gorin v. United States
Gorin v. United States,, was a United States Supreme Court case.
Gorin v. United States,, was a United States Supreme Court case.
Great Phenol Plot
The Great Phenol Plot was a conspiracy during the early years of World War I to divert American-produced phenol away from the manufacture of high explosives, and instead use it to produce Aspiri...
The Great Phenol Plot was a conspiracy during the early years of World War I to divert American-produced phenol away from the manufacture of high explosives, and instead use it to produce Aspiri...
Greek wiretapping case 2004-2005
The Greek wiretapping case of 2004-2005, also referred to as Greek Watergate, involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to...
The Greek wiretapping case of 2004-2005, also referred to as Greek Watergate, involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to...
Greek wiretapping case 2004–2005
The Greek wiretapping case of 2004-2005, also referred to as Greek Watergate, involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to...
The Greek wiretapping case of 2004-2005, also referred to as Greek Watergate, involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to...
Hainan Island incident
On April 1, 2001, a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an interna...
On April 1, 2001, a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an interna...
Hollow Nickel Case
The Hollow Nickel Case, refers to the method that the Soviet Union spy Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher used to exchange information between himself and his contacts, including Mikhail Nikolaevich Svi...
The Hollow Nickel Case, refers to the method that the Soviet Union spy Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher used to exchange information between himself and his contacts, including Mikhail Nikolaevich Svi...
Honeymoon telegrams
The "Honeymoon telegrams" were a series of communications between CIA agent John A. McCone, and the CIA headquarters while McCone was on his European honeymoon with his wife, Theiline McGee Pigott.
The "Honeymoon telegrams" were a series of communications between CIA agent John A. McCone, and the CIA headquarters while McCone was on his European honeymoon with his wife, Theiline McGee Pigott.
HTLINGUAL
HTLINGUAL (also HGLINGUAL) was a secret Central Intelligence Agency project to intercept mail destined for the Soviet Union and China that operated from 1952 until 1973.
HTLINGUAL (also HGLINGUAL) was a secret Central Intelligence Agency project to intercept mail destined for the Soviet Union and China that operated from 1952 until 1973.
Ilan Grapel affair
The Ilan Grapel affair is an alleged Israeli espionage incident in Egypt involving dual U.S.-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel.
The Ilan Grapel affair is an alleged Israeli espionage incident in Egypt involving dual U.S.-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel.
Illegals Program
The Illegals Program, as it was called by the United States Department of Justice, was a network of Russian sleeper agents under non-official cover whose investigation by the Federal Bureau of I...
The Illegals Program, as it was called by the United States Department of Justice, was a network of Russian sleeper agents under non-official cover whose investigation by the Federal Bureau of I...
John Watkins (Canadian diplomat)
John Watkins (1902 - 12 October 1964) was an educator and Canadian Ambassador to the USSR (1954-1956).
John Watkins (1902 - 12 October 1964) was an educator and Canadian Ambassador to the USSR (1954-1956).
Jonathan Pollard
Jonathan Jay Pollard worked as an American civilian intelligence analyst before being convicted of spying for Israel.
Jonathan Jay Pollard worked as an American civilian intelligence analyst before being convicted of spying for Israel.
Kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung
The South Korean dissident leader Kim Dae-jung, later president of South Korea, was kidnapped on August 8, 1973, in Tokyo, Japan.
The South Korean dissident leader Kim Dae-jung, later president of South Korea, was kidnapped on August 8, 1973, in Tokyo, Japan.
Lavon Affair
The Lavon Affair refers to a failed Israeli covert operation, code named Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the Summer of 1954.
The Lavon Affair refers to a failed Israeli covert operation, code named Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the Summer of 1954.
Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal
The Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal refers to Lawrence Franklin's scandal of passing classified documents regarding United States policy towards Iran to Israel through American Israel Public...
The Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal refers to Lawrence Franklin's scandal of passing classified documents regarding United States policy towards Iran to Israel through American Israel Public...
Letelier case
The Letelier case (September 21, 1976) refers to the killing in Washington, D.C. of Orlando Letelier, a Chilean political figure and later United States-based activist, along with his American a...
The Letelier case (September 21, 1976) refers to the killing in Washington, D.C. of Orlando Letelier, a Chilean political figure and later United States-based activist, along with his American a...
Lionel Crabb
Lionel "Buster" Crabb OBE, GM was a British Royal Navy frogman and MI6 diver who vanished during a reconnaissance mission around a Soviet cruiser in 1956.
Lionel "Buster" Crabb OBE, GM was a British Royal Navy frogman and MI6 diver who vanished during a reconnaissance mission around a Soviet cruiser in 1956.
Mehdi Ben Barka
Mehdi Ben Barka was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference.
Mehdi Ben Barka was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference.
Mike Hancock (UK politician)
Michael Thomas Hancock, CBE, known as Mike Hancock, is a British politician.
Michael Thomas Hancock, CBE, known as Mike Hancock, is a British politician.
North Korean abductions of Japanese
The abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government happened during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983.
The abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government happened during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983.
North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
The abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government happened during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983.
The abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government happened during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983.
Olivier Besancenot
Olivier Besancenot is a French antisemitic far left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party from 2009 to 2011.
Olivier Besancenot is a French antisemitic far left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party from 2009 to 2011.
Operation Damocles
Operation Damocles was a covert campaign of the Israeli Mossad in August 1962 targeting German scientists and technicians, formerly employed in Nazi Germany's rocket program, who were developin...
Operation Damocles was a covert campaign of the Israeli Mossad in August 1962 targeting German scientists and technicians, formerly employed in Nazi Germany's rocket program, who were developin...
Operation Gold
Operation Gold (also known as Operation Stopwatch by the British) was a joint operation conducted by the American CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service in the 1950s to tap into l...
Operation Gold (also known as Operation Stopwatch by the British) was a joint operation conducted by the American CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service in the 1950s to tap into l...
Operation Ivy Bells
Operation Ivy Bells was a joint United States Navy, CIA and National Security Agency mission whose objective was to place wire taps on Soviet underwater communication lines during the Cold War.
Operation Ivy Bells was a joint United States Navy, CIA and National Security Agency mission whose objective was to place wire taps on Soviet underwater communication lines during the Cold War.
Petrov Affair
The Petrov Affair was a dramatic Cold War spy incident in Australia in April 1954, concerning Vladimir Petrov, Third Secretary of the Soviet embassy in Canberra.
The Petrov Affair was a dramatic Cold War spy incident in Australia in April 1954, concerning Vladimir Petrov, Third Secretary of the Soviet embassy in Canberra.
Profumo Affair
The Profumo Affair was a 1963 British political scandal named after John Profumo, Secretary of State for War.
The Profumo Affair was a 1963 British political scandal named after John Profumo, Secretary of State for War.
Rio Tinto espionage case
The Rio Tinto espionage case began with the arrest on 5 July 2009, of four staff in the Shanghai office of the Rio Tinto Group, in the People's Republic of China, who were subsequently accused o...
The Rio Tinto espionage case began with the arrest on 5 July 2009, of four staff in the Shanghai office of the Rio Tinto Group, in the People's Republic of China, who were subsequently accused o...
Samba spy scandal
The Samba military spy scandal, was one of the major event in Indo-Pakistani relations, and a major military scandal reported at the end of 1970s.
The Samba military spy scandal, was one of the major event in Indo-Pakistani relations, and a major military scandal reported at the end of 1970s.
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de ...
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Opération Satanique, was an operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de ...
Sol Phryne
The Sol Phryne was a ferry of Sol Maritime Services Ltd. She was bought by the Palestine Liberation Organisation and sunk on 16 February 1988.
The Sol Phryne was a ferry of Sol Maritime Services Ltd. She was bought by the Palestine Liberation Organisation and sunk on 16 February 1988.
Spying on the United Nations
In March 2003 it was revealed that the National Security Agency had been spying on the United Nations Security Council including the phone conversions of Secretary-General Kofi Annan himself.
In March 2003 it was revealed that the National Security Agency had been spying on the United Nations Security Council including the phone conversions of Secretary-General Kofi Annan himself.
Spying on United Nations leaders by United States diplomats
Spying on United Nations leaders by United States diplomats refers to a 2009 confidential directive from the United States Department of State instructing US diplomats to spy on top officials of...
Spying on United Nations leaders by United States diplomats refers to a 2009 confidential directive from the United States Department of State instructing US diplomats to spy on top officials of...
Stakeknife
Stakeknife is the code name of an alleged spy who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at a high level, while working for the top secret Force Research Unit (FRU) of the B...
Stakeknife is the code name of an alleged spy who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at a high level, while working for the top secret Force Research Unit (FRU) of the B...
Stern Hu
Stern Hu (; born 1963, in Tianjin) is an Australian businessman of Chinese origin.
Stern Hu (; born 1963, in Tianjin) is an Australian businessman of Chinese origin.
Stewart Nozette
Stewart David Nozette (born May 20, 1957) is a convicted felon for attempted espionage, and fraud, against the United States.
Stewart David Nozette (born May 20, 1957) is a convicted felon for attempted espionage, and fraud, against the United States.
Stormontgate
Stormontgate is the name given to the controversy surrounding an alleged Provisional Irish Republican Army spy-ring and intelligence gathering operation based in Stormont, the parliament buildin...
Stormontgate is the name given to the controversy surrounding an alleged Provisional Irish Republican Army spy-ring and intelligence gathering operation based in Stormont, the parliament buildin...
Susurluk scandal
The Susurluk scandal was a scandal involving the close relationship between the Turkish government, the armed forces, and organized crime.
The Susurluk scandal was a scandal involving the close relationship between the Turkish government, the armed forces, and organized crime.
Timeline of Cox Report controversy
The Timeline of Cox Report controversy is a chronology of information relating to the People's Republic of China's (PRC) alleged nuclear espionage against the United States detailed in the Congr...
The Timeline of Cox Report controversy is a chronology of information relating to the People's Republic of China's (PRC) alleged nuclear espionage against the United States detailed in the Congr...
Titan Rain
Titan Rain was the designation given by the federal government of the United States to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003.
Titan Rain was the designation given by the federal government of the United States to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003.
USS Liberty incident
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship,, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during th...
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship,, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during th...
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
USS Pueblo is an American ELINT and SIGINT Banner-class technical research ship which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what is known as the Pue...
USS Pueblo is an American ELINT and SIGINT Banner-class technical research ship which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what is known as the Pue...
Vassall Tribunal
The Vassall Tribunal was a public inquiry undertaken in 1963 by the British government in the wake of the John Vassall affair.
The Vassall Tribunal was a public inquiry undertaken in 1963 by the British government in the wake of the John Vassall affair.
Venlo Incident
The Venlo Incident was a covert German Sicherheitsdienst (SD-Security Service) engineered capture of two British SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) agents on 9 November 1939.
The Venlo Incident was a covert German Sicherheitsdienst (SD-Security Service) engineered capture of two British SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) agents on 9 November 1939.
X-file scandal
The X-file scandal is a South Korean political scandal of 2005.
The X-file scandal is a South Korean political scandal of 2005.
Xue Feng
Xue Feng, an American citizen, is a geologist who worked for IHS Inc. He graduated from University of Chicago.
Xue Feng, an American citizen, is a geologist who worked for IHS Inc. He graduated from University of Chicago.