KGB

Conspiracy theories tagged "KGB."

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Cambridge Five — British Intelligence Penetrated by KGB
Confirmed

Cambridge Five — British Intelligence Penetrated by KGB

Five Cambridge University graduates recruited by Soviet intelligence infiltrated the highest levels of British intelligence (MI6, GCHQ) and the Foreign Office —

1930 · United Kingdom
Aldrich Ames — CIA's Deadliest Mole
Confirmed

Aldrich Ames — CIA's Deadliest Mole

CIA officer Aldrich Ames worked for the KGB from 1985 to 1994, compromising over 100 CIA operations and leading to the execution of at least 10 CIA assets

1985 · United States
Kim Philby -- Head of MI6 Counterintelligence for KGB
Confirmed

Kim Philby -- Head of MI6 Counterintelligence for KGB

Kim Philby rose to head MI6's anti-Soviet section while secretly working for the KGB -- the most damaging penetration of Western intelligence during the Cold War, and a confirmed conspiracy that reads like fiction.

1934 · United Kingdom
Robert Hanssen -- FBI Agent Spying for KGB/SVR
Confirmed

Robert Hanssen -- FBI Agent Spying for KGB/SVR

FBI counterintelligence agent Robert Hanssen sold intelligence to Soviet/Russian intelligence for 22 years, described as possibly the worst intelligence disaster in US history.

1979 · United States
Soviet KGB Active Measures in the West
Confirmed

Soviet KGB Active Measures in the West

Confirmed: the KGB ran decades of 'active measures' -- forged documents, planted news stories, funded front groups, and recruited agents of influence to destabilize Western democracies.

1920 · Soviet Union