September 19, 2018
Spies, Enticing and Otherwise
Espionage is as old as history, with individuals sent on missions to obtain information or secrets, political and military, or to sabotage the activity of opponents. This was done through personal relations, and usually by physical presence at the site of information gathering or interaction with informants. Now the new art form is cyberespionage, obtaining secrets and classified information from individuals, companies or governments using the internet. It is largely impersonal, being performed by electronic or digital means from remote offices, far from the site of information retrieval.
Cyberspying and computer hacking have been active at least since 2008 when China was suspected of trying to affect the U.S. presidential elections, and different actors, Islamists and Latin American operators, for economic, political, and financial reasons, have engaged in attacks on political organizations, government institutions, and political...(Read Full Article)
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