His name is Kenneth McCallum. MI5 is the British domestic security service, the equivalent of America’s FBI. MI5, established in 1909 to counter German espionage ahead of World War One, is tasked with protecting British national security. Its main job is currently countering international terrorism though it is also a counter-intelligence agency. It employs about...
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What is Russia’s GRU?
(From Top World Intelligence Agencies) GRU’s stated mission is to supply military intelligence to the Russian president and government. Additional missions include ensuring Russia’s military, economic and technological security. GRU in the news: DNC Alleges Russia’s GRU Tried To Hack the Party After 2018 Election (01/24/2019) Russian Spy Chief Dies: Hacked the 2016 Election and Bungled an...
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Influence Op: Russia’s 2016 Twitter Campaign Had 3,900 Accounts
The Russian disinformation campaign leading up to the 2016 American presidential election was bigger in scope and coordination than reported earlier, according to new analysis from the American cybersecurity company Symantec, reported by the tech site Gizmodo. Twitter released a data set of reportedly Russian-controlled disinformation actors totaling 3,900 accounts and 10 million tweets in...
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Mueller Redacted: GRU Used Wikileaks But Did Not Conspire With Trump
While Russian military intelligence operatives hacked the Democratic party and Hillary Clinton, they used the radical transparency organization Wikileaks to disseminate the stolen material, according to the report of special prosecutor Robert Mueller partially released Thursday. President Trump’s campaign actively pursued the stolen material and communicated with Wikileaks about how it could be deployed against...
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Manafort Associate Kilimnik Denies Russian Intelligence Ties
At “the heart” of the Trump-Russia investigation is Paul Manafort’s translator and associate Konstantin Kilimnik. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller intimates that Kilimnik has connections to Russia intelligence. If the Trump campaign and Russian state actors conspired during the 2016 presidential campaign Kilimnik is among the most plausible suspects. If Kilimnik has been falsely implicated, the...