Event Details
Early 1960s
Description
Penetration of the cipher room at the US Embassy in Moscow.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian intelligence | person | 0 | View Entity |
| CIA | person | 2 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document appears to be page 150 of a report (likely House Oversight Committee based on the footer) discussing historical intelligence failures and Russian espionage capabilities. It details how the SVR/KGB successfully penetrated US intelligence (NSA/CIA) over decades, including a specific incident where CIA officers knowingly passed Russian disinformation to Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. The text concludes by referencing the Edward Snowden breach as a modern example of these vulnerabilities.
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