In another deep-strike attack against Russia, Ukraine blew up a Russian submarine docked in a secure naval base, Ukrainian counterintelligence agency Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.
Ukraine blows up Russian submarine using underwater drone
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s ability to strike back at Russia gives it leverage in peace talks.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In another deep-strike attack against Russia, Ukraine blew up a Russian submarine docked in a secure naval base, Ukrainian counterintelligence agency Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.
/3. The submarine was equipped with four Kalibr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU’s 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU’s 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
/3. The submarine was equipped with four Kalibr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU’s 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU’s 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.
1/ U.S. security experts warn that foreign espionage threats are growing, but the FBI’s counterintelligence mission is being weakened.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
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The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
1/ U.S. security experts warn that foreign espionage threats are growing, but the FBI’s counterintelligence mission is being weakened.
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"Counterintelligence specialists with deep expertise in countries like China, Russia, and Iran are now regularly working immigration cases." It's a bonanza for America's real enemies.
Derek Owen and R.M. Schneiderman on the erosion of the FBI's capacity:
Derek Owen and R.M. Schneiderman on the erosion of the FBI's capacity:
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Counterintelligence specialists with deep expertise in countries like China, Russia, and Iran are now regularly working immigration cases." It's a bonanza for America's real enemies.
Derek Owen and R.M. Schneiderman on the erosion of the FBI's capacity:
Derek Owen and R.M. Schneiderman on the erosion of the FBI's capacity:
“It’s a disaster,” says Robert Anderson, the head of FBI counterintelligence from 2012 to 2014. “I’m rooting for everybody because we’re all Americans, [but] Patel needs to wake up.”
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“It’s a disaster,” says Robert Anderson, the head of FBI counterintelligence from 2012 to 2014. “I’m rooting for everybody because we’re all Americans, [but] Patel needs to wake up.”
Special Kherson Cat
Dec 15
The submarine was equipped with 4 Kalubr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU ‘s 13th Main, directorate of military counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy
Dec 15
The submarine was equipped with 4 Kalubr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU ‘s 13th Main, directorate of military counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Special Kherson Cat
Dec 15
The submarine was equipped with 4 Kalubr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU ‘s 13th Main, directorate of military counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy
Dec 15
The submarine was equipped with 4 Kalubr cruise missile launchers used by Russia for strikes against Ukrainian territory.
The operation was conducted jointly by the SBU ‘s 13th Main, directorate of military counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy
Embarrassing.
"One smart guy" is a Michael Lewis book, it shouldn't be the country's counterintelligence and counterterrorism professionals.
"One smart guy" is a Michael Lewis book, it shouldn't be the country's counterintelligence and counterterrorism professionals.
How a Tech-Savvy Officer Finally Cracked the Jan. 6 Pipe-Bombs Case
Investigators used powerful tools to obtain mountains of data, but couldn’t decipher some of it until recently.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Embarrassing.
"One smart guy" is a Michael Lewis book, it shouldn't be the country's counterintelligence and counterterrorism professionals.
"One smart guy" is a Michael Lewis book, it shouldn't be the country's counterintelligence and counterterrorism professionals.
Defense Tech founders, investors, hangers-on, evangelists, and other related grifters the second a new Democrat-led DOJ starts enforcing FARA, CFIUS, FCPA, ITAR/EAR restrictions, and basic counterintelligence principles again:
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Defense Tech founders, investors, hangers-on, evangelists, and other related grifters the second a new Democrat-led DOJ starts enforcing FARA, CFIUS, FCPA, ITAR/EAR restrictions, and basic counterintelligence principles again:
Under Kash Patel, the FBI's counterintelligence capacity is being systematically deconstructed and downgraded. There must be a reason for that. But here two real experts take a deep look at where things stand and where they're going.
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Under Kash Patel, the FBI's counterintelligence capacity is being systematically deconstructed and downgraded. There must be a reason for that. But here two real experts take a deep look at where things stand and where they're going.
When I’m done writing my book I may take a crack at a “corruption is a first-order counterintelligence threat” story.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
When I’m done writing my book I may take a crack at a “corruption is a first-order counterintelligence threat” story.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
And US spies know it: CIA has used rampant corruption in places like China in the past to go on recruiting sprees. Mutatis mutandis.
Determining who is a conscious agent of influence and who is simply a useful idiot is a counterintelligence question, and thus a political decision. But it's notable that since the former became illegal in the UK (NSA 2023), some previously vociferous pro-Russian figures have stayed quiet or abroad.
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Determining who is a conscious agent of influence and who is simply a useful idiot is a counterintelligence question, and thus a political decision. But it's notable that since the former became illegal in the UK (NSA 2023), some previously vociferous pro-Russian figures have stayed quiet or abroad.
Special probe finds that Yoon Suk-yeol planned DPRK provocation and domestic crackdown to consolidate power under martial law.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Special probe finds that Yoon Suk-yeol planned DPRK provocation and domestic crackdown to consolidate power under martial law.
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Yagun stressed that Ukraine cannot carry out any forceful actions against the enclave, but instead should properly apply intelligence and counterintelligence methods.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yagun stressed that Ukraine cannot carry out any forceful actions against the enclave, but instead should properly apply intelligence and counterintelligence methods.
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was a joint operation of the 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence of the SBU and the Ukrainian Naval Forces.
The cost of a "Varshavyanka"-class submarine is about 400 million US dollars. Given the imposed international sanctions, the construction of a similar submarine could
The cost of a "Varshavyanka"-class submarine is about 400 million US dollars. Given the imposed international sanctions, the construction of a similar submarine could
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
was a joint operation of the 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence of the SBU and the Ukrainian Naval Forces.
The cost of a "Varshavyanka"-class submarine is about 400 million US dollars. Given the imposed international sanctions, the construction of a similar submarine could
The cost of a "Varshavyanka"-class submarine is about 400 million US dollars. Given the imposed international sanctions, the construction of a similar submarine could
This is textbook human vulnerability beating high-tech security. You can harden systems all day, but one lonely insider with access can blow a hole in deterrence. Counterintel starts with people, not firewalls! #NationalSecurity #CyberRisk #CounterIntelligence
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Civilian StratCom worker pleads guilty to conspiring to share classified info on dating site • Nebraska Examiner
BELLEVUE, Nebraska — A civilian U.S. Air Force employee working at U.S. Strategic Command pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to share classified national defense info with a person on a foreign dat...
nebraskaexaminer.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is textbook human vulnerability beating high-tech security. You can harden systems all day, but one lonely insider with access can blow a hole in deterrence. Counterintel starts with people, not firewalls! #NationalSecurity #CyberRisk #CounterIntelligence
nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/strat...
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Canada makes it really hard for RIS, so they flocked to the south of the US to run upstream ops. Mexico has so many other natsec issues that CNI/CISEN dont have many resources for counterintelligence, especially if it is not directly harming Mexican national security.
December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Canada makes it really hard for RIS, so they flocked to the south of the US to run upstream ops. Mexico has so many other natsec issues that CNI/CISEN dont have many resources for counterintelligence, especially if it is not directly harming Mexican national security.
Germany’s army is now a top espionage target due to Berlin's support for Ukraine, says MAD counterintelligence agency. Russian services are seeking intelligence on Bundeswehr capabilities and weapons systems, while sabotage and disinformation tactics intensify.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
Russia escalates spying on German army over Ukraine support, Berlin’s counterintelligence report finds
The report warns of increased intelligence activity targeting German troop deployments, weapon systems, and NATO-related operational infrastructure.
euromaidanpress.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Germany’s army is now a top espionage target due to Berlin's support for Ukraine, says MAD counterintelligence agency. Russian services are seeking intelligence on Bundeswehr capabilities and weapons systems, while sabotage and disinformation tactics intensify.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
Harriet Tubman was an inspiration for those working in intelligence & counterintelligence. She was the first American woman to lead armed raids, mapping territory as an advanced scout, and ran rescue missions taking people through the Underground Railroad.
One of America’s first master spies.
One of America’s first master spies.
Harriet Tubman was [made] disabled—
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.
meaning an enslaver hit her on the head with a pipe when she was a teenager so she suffered migraines, fainting, and visions (or 'hallucinations') for the rest of her life.
Which makes what she did that much more remarkable.
Harriet Tubman’s Disability and Why it Matters
In Harriet Tubman's version of freedom, Black women were liberators and a disabled Black woman sat at the center of democracy.
msmagazine.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Harriet Tubman was an inspiration for those working in intelligence & counterintelligence. She was the first American woman to lead armed raids, mapping territory as an advanced scout, and ran rescue missions taking people through the Underground Railroad.
One of America’s first master spies.
One of America’s first master spies.
Ruzzia escalates spying on German army over Ukraine support, Berlin’s counterintelligence report finds
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ruzzia escalates spying on German army over Ukraine support, Berlin’s counterintelligence report finds
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/r...
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Former Director of Security and Counterintelligence at TILF on LinkedIn would go crazy
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Former Director of Security and Counterintelligence at TILF on LinkedIn would go crazy
Alternatively just have a counterintelligence apparatus that isn't in a permanent vodka induced coma 24 hours a day
The lesson of Ukraine's incredible drone assault was 'put your strategic aircraft inside hangars when you're not using them.'
Now just imagining what Ukraine would do with a full carrier group if they could...
Now just imagining what Ukraine would do with a full carrier group if they could...
In awe at this. Need to breach a layered air defense? Just infiltrate a bunch of simple suicide drones in shipping containers using painstaking intelligence work and have them arranged to be driven by each search radar and fire control radar and SAM launch site and ground control center. So simple!
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Alternatively just have a counterintelligence apparatus that isn't in a permanent vodka induced coma 24 hours a day
Don't be deluded into thinking that there are no "boots on the ground" in Venezuela. This illegal, murderous action is a coordinated effort. It is likely that U.S. Navy SEALS and other counterintelligence military members are on the ground serepitiously gathering intelligence. It's catastrophic!!
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Don't be deluded into thinking that there are no "boots on the ground" in Venezuela. This illegal, murderous action is a coordinated effort. It is likely that U.S. Navy SEALS and other counterintelligence military members are on the ground serepitiously gathering intelligence. It's catastrophic!!
It’s OK: just remind them that counterintelligence is witchcraft and you are heir to the counter-enlightenment. Their 1s and Os could never fathom the depths of man‘s fallenness from which you draw.
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s OK: just remind them that counterintelligence is witchcraft and you are heir to the counter-enlightenment. Their 1s and Os could never fathom the depths of man‘s fallenness from which you draw.
Ukraine will also mark several notable dates next week. On 16 December, the country commemorates the founding of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (#OUN) in 1929. Military Counterintelligence Day falls on 18 December, followed by Attorneys’ Day on 19 December.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ukraine will also mark several notable dates next week. On 16 December, the country commemorates the founding of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (#OUN) in 1929. Military Counterintelligence Day falls on 18 December, followed by Attorneys’ Day on 19 December.
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