Former FBI supervisory special agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is charged with stealing nearly $1M in cryptocurrency from FBI counterintelligence wallets and seeking ChatGPT advice on investing and relocating overseas.
South Korea's defense ministry launched a new counterintelligence unit on Monday to combat espionage and terror threats, particularly from North Korea, replacing the criticized Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC) as part of a major reform.
South Korea's defense ministry launched a new security support unit to oversee internal military security, following the disbandment of the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC) due to criticism over its political influence and involvement in a failed martial law imposition.
South Korea's Cabinet approved five presidential decrees to reform the military counterintelligence unit, the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC), following criticism over its political influence and a failed martial law imposition. The reforms will dismantle the DCC, create new bodies, and strip the military of surveillance powers.
A captured Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) counterintelligence officer and SBU agent, Sergey Mikhailov, has allegedly provided Russian forces with dozens of coordinates for Ukrainian troops and strategic targets in both rear and front zones. Mikhailov surrendered to Russian forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction and stated he has no desire to return to Ukraine.
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of Monica Elfriede Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and is charged with espionage.
Sergey Mikhailov emphasized that he would prefer to stay in Russia
