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Countries with major counterintelligence failures are presented alphabetically. In each case, there is at least one systemic problem with seeking penetration
Counterintelligence_failures
Controversies involving the Central Intelligence Agency
abroad. Perhaps the most disruptive incident involving counterintelligence was CIA Counterintelligence Chief James Angleton's search for a mole or moles,
List_of_CIA_controversies
Offensive measures using enemy information
Counterintelligence (counter-intelligence) and its primary subfield, counterespionage (counter-espionage), are activities aimed at protecting an agency's
Counterintelligence
Clandestine acquisition of confidential information
sabotage the enemy in various ways. Counterespionage, also known as counterintelligence or offensive countertintelligence, is the practice of thwarting enemy
Espionage
Ostensible identity in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent
A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization
Cover (intelligence gathering)
Cover_(intelligence_gathering)
Person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Counterintelligence Division and the Diplomatic Security Service's Counterintelligence Division. This is often done in
Intelligence_officer
American double agent and spy (1944–2023)
developments in military weapons technologies, and aspects of the U.S. counterintelligence program. He was spying at the same time as Aldrich Ames in the Central
Robert_Hanssen
Principal security agency of Russia
the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK), which was reorganized into the FSB in 1995. The three
Federal_Security_Service
Form of government where state security services permeate society
A counterintelligence state (sometimes also called intelligence state, securocracy or spookocracy) is a state where the state's security service penetrates
Counterintelligence_state
India's domestic intelligence agency
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) is India's internal security and counterintelligence agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It was founded in 1887 as
Intelligence_Bureau_(India)
US Cabinet-level government official
Biosecurity Center (NCBC) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC)
Director of National Intelligence
Director_of_National_Intelligence
Fictional organisation in the James Bond franchise
Subjugation of Humanity") was opposed by the titular United Nations Counterintelligence LEague. The 1986 TV series Rambo: The Force of Freedom featured a
SPECTRE
American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)
Hazen Ames (/eɪmz/; May 26, 1941 – January 5, 2026) was an American counterintelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who was convicted of
Aldrich_Ames
German armed forces intelligence service (1920–1944)
German for "resistance" or "defence", though the word usually means "counterintelligence" in a military context) was the German military-intelligence service
Abwehr
Informants for spies
during day-to-day chatting. Appel, Edward. "Recruiting and Operating Counterintelligence "Assets"". www.pbs.org. "INTelligence: Human Intelligence". www.cia
Asset_(intelligence)
U.S. DoD combat support agency
intelligence (MASINT) and as the Defense Department manager for counterintelligence programs. The agency has no law enforcement authority, contrary to
Defense_Intelligence_Agency
United States Army Special Operations unit
Operation Winter Harvest and in conjunction with other Army SIGINT and counterintelligence units, employed aerial and ground-based SIGINT systems to monitor
Intelligence_Support_Activity
Clandestine espionage methods for collecting intelligence from human sources
functions within the discipline, including espionage and active counterintelligence. The page deals with Clandestine HUMINT operational techniques, also
Clandestine HUMINT operational techniques
Clandestine_HUMINT_operational_techniques
2016–2017 US counterintelligence investigation of Donald Trump's associates
Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from July 31,
Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)
Crossfire_Hurricane_(FBI_investigation)
Civilian intelligence agency of China
People's Republic of China, responsible for foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, covert action, and the political security of the Chinese Communist
Ministry of State Security (China)
Ministry_of_State_Security_(China)
Collective term for US federal intelligence and security agencies
Congress. Safeguarding these processes and this information through counterintelligence activities. Execution of covert operations approved by the president
United States Intelligence Community
United_States_Intelligence_Community
Intelligence gathered through interpersonal contact
these operations are more closely associated with CIA projects. Both counterintelligence and HUMINT include clandestine human intelligence and its associated
Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)
Human_intelligence_(intelligence_gathering)
Film genre
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Spy_film
behalf of a foreign intelligence agency is an important part of counterintelligence. The term spy refers to human agents that are recruited by case officers
Recruitment_of_spies
Intelligence using multiple sources
United States Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence Office of the Director of National Intelligence: National Counterproliferation
All-source_intelligence
Type of special intelligence service
In the field of counterintelligence, a double agent is an employee of a secret intelligence service for one country whose official purpose is to spy on
Double_agent
Causes of failures to gain intelligence via satellites included meteorological and human. Matters of weather play a large role in IMINT failure. Radar imaging
Intelligence_failure
1994 science book by Mark Riebling
the late James Jesus Angleton, the CIA's controversial director of counterintelligence for more than 20 years. Riebling partially rehabilitates Angleton
Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA
Wedge:_The_Secret_War_Between_the_FBI_and_CIA
Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)
what his résumé termed a "cyber strategist" and an "expert in cyber counterintelligence" at several US locations. In 2010, he had a brief stint in New Delhi
Edward_Snowden
Type of spy
the worst nightmare of counterintelligence services.[citation needed] For example, James Angleton, director of counterintelligence for the CIA between 1954
Mole_(espionage)
Israel's internal security service
the acronyms Shabak or Shin Bet, is Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service. Its headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north
Shin_Bet
British domestic intelligence agency
the successes of the service, there have been a number of intelligence failures which have created embarrassment for both the service and the government
MI5
Spy in place with no immediate mission
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Sleeper_agent
Long-term spy in a foreign country
official diplomatic staff. Their intelligence status may be easy for counterintelligence agencies to discern or suspect. On the other hand, an illegal resident
Resident_spy
Agency dealing with secret intelligence
against the efforts of other national intelligence agencies, known as counterintelligence. There is a distinction between "security intelligence" and "foreign
Intelligence_agency
France's external intelligence agency
security through intelligence gathering and conducting paramilitary and counterintelligence operations abroad, as well as economic espionage. The service is
Directorate General for External Security
Directorate_General_for_External_Security
Federal law enforcement agency of the United States
does not have primary counterintelligence responsibilities, as this jurisdiction resides with United States Army Counterintelligence Command (ACI). USACIDC
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division
United_States_Army_Criminal_Investigation_Division
U.S. government AI system
was initially its sole imagery supplier. In The Fragile Dictator: Counterintelligence Pathologies in Authoritarian States, Wege and Mobley compare Sentient
Sentient (intelligence analysis system)
Sentient_(intelligence_analysis_system)
Ukrainian military man, counterintelligence officer (born 1974)
and counterintelligence officer, colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), former head of the 5th Directorate of the Counterintelligence Department
Roman_Chervinsky
Counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
Kontrrazvedka (Ukrainian: Контррозвідка, romanized: Kontrrozvidka) was the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. Its main
Kontrrazvedka
Use of digital attacks against a state
distinguished from prevention). One of the hardest issues in cyber counterintelligence is the problem of cyber attribution. Unlike conventional warfare
Cyberwarfare
American CIA official (1925–2013)
2013) was from 1985 to 1990 chief of the CIA's Counterintelligence Staff and its Counterintelligence Center successor. Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1925
Gardner_Hathaway
serving in the Fifth Chief Directorate, responsible for domestic counterintelligence, before transitioning to the First Chief Directorate, which handled
Intelligence career of Vladimir Putin
Intelligence_career_of_Vladimir_Putin
Islamist movement and militant group based in Lebanon
over Lebanon's official state counterintelligence apparatus, which now constituted a Hizballah asset for counterintelligence purposes." This close connection
Hezbollah
Type of technology discipline concerning threat data
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Threat_Intelligence_Platform
American political party
the Sino–Soviet Split". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 33 (1): 97–118. doi:10.1080/08850607.2019.1670207. ISSN 0885-0607
Communist_Party_USA
2022 United States congressional hearings on unexplained aerial phenomena
United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation held congressional hearings with top military
2022 United States Congress hearings on UFOs
2022_United_States_Congress_hearings_on_UFOs
Use of sexual activity in espionage
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Sexpionage
considered the need for systematic organization and noted the roles of counterintelligence, double agents (recruited from the ranks of enemy spies), and psychological
History_of_espionage
Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
deemed worthy. The FBI initiated COINTELPRO, an abbreviation for Counterintelligence Program, in 1956 with the aim of undermining the operations of the
COINTELPRO
Soviet naval official (1948–2001)
he graduated from the Counterintelligence Higher School in Novosibirsk. He worked for the Caspian Fleet counterintelligence unit in Baku until 1992
German_Ugryumov
Data collected from publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence context
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Open-source_intelligence
Conspiracy theory by Donald Trump that the FBI improperly spied on him
opening of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections on July 31. The failure of the FBI to include
Spygate_(conspiracy_theory)
German high-ranking Nazi official (1904–1942)
considered an Old Fighter. In 1931, Heinrich Himmler began setting up a counterintelligence division of the SS. Acting on the advice of his associate Karl von
Reinhard_Heydrich
Indian external intelligence agency
national security failure were attributed to weak surveillance, shoddy investigation, and lack of coordination between the Counterintelligence and Security
Research_&_Analysis_Wing
Group of spies working together
gathering, spy rings are comparatively rare and present greater counterintelligence difficulties due to the interdependence and communication links among
Spy_ring
English scientist and MI5 intelligence officer
part exposé detailing what Wright claimed were serious institutional failures he investigated within MI5. Wright is said to have been influenced in his
Peter_Wright_(MI5_officer)
Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979
Relationship with Intelligence". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 30 (3): 522–531. doi:10.1080/08850607.2017.1263529. S2CID 157714194
Morarji_Desai
U.S. Secret Service agent (1932–2025)
Maryland, where he was trained as a Counterintelligence (CI) Special Agent and served with Region IX, 113th Counterintelligence Corps Field Office in Denver
Clint_Hill_(Secret_Service)
Collection of people and organizations dedicated to intelligence
activities, counterintelligence (CI) exists to ensure that the information has not been contaminated in some way by moles or rats. Counterintelligence officers
Intelligence_field
Government official
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Station_chief
German domestic intelligence agency
Together with the Federal Intelligence Service and the Military Counterintelligence Service, the BfV is one of the three federal intelligence services
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Federal_Office_for_the_Protection_of_the_Constitution
Chinese government security body
People's Police. While the MPS is a nationwide police force, conducting counterintelligence and maintaining the political security of the Chinese Communist Party
Ministry of Public Security (China)
Ministry_of_Public_Security_(China)
American politician and military officer (born 1981)
said she had "broad statutory authority" over election security and counterintelligence. In February 2026, there were allegations that Gabbard was "stonewalling"
Tulsi_Gabbard
Guiding the intelligence cycle
incorrectly. There have been failures to disseminate intelligence quickly enough, or to the right decision-makers. There have been failures to protect the intelligence
Intelligence_cycle_management
Academic Field
National Security and International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence while other periodicals in the fields of IR and security studies
Intelligence_studies
1970 film by John Huston
Soviet counterintelligence, under the direction of Colonel Yakov Kosnov. The group blackmails Captain Potkin, the head of Soviet counterintelligence in the
The_Kremlin_Letter
Information as knowledge of the enemy
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Intelligence_(information)
Scottish-American detective and spy (1819–1884)
life. This counterintelligence work done by Pinkerton and his agents is comparable to the work done by today's U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agents
Allan_Pinkerton
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Acoustical_intelligence
Stages of intelligence information processing
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Intelligence_cycle
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
Leningrad. After training, he worked in the Second Chief Directorate (counterintelligence) before he was transferred to the First Chief Directorate, where
Vladimir_Putin
Psychological behavior
ISBN 978-0-465-06710-7. "KUBARK COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION". CIA. July 1963. pp. Chapter IX. Coercive Counterintelligence Interrogation of Resistant
Learned_helplessness
Evaluation of sensitive state, military, commercial, or scientific information
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Intelligence_assessment
Organisation
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Private_intelligence_agency
Secretary of Defense for the independent oversight of all intelligence, counterintelligence, and intelligence-related activities in the Department of Defense
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties & Transparency
Assistant_to_the_Secretary_of_Defense_for_Privacy,_Civil_Liberties_&_Transparency
Clandestine term
using nicknames instead of real names to avoid detection by Roman counterintelligence. Julius Caesar used ciphers to encode messages and likely employed
Code_name
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
support. The CIA is authorized to collect intelligence, conduct counterintelligence, and conduct covert action by the National Security Act of 1947.
Special_Activities_Center
Data that is useful in detecting or predicting cyberattacks
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Cyber_threat_intelligence
information on Soviet counterintelligence agents operating at home and abroad. This may have included data on counterintelligence in the strategic field
John_Paisley_(CIA_officer)
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
of Dale L. Watson, Executive Assistant Director, Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Division, FBI Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence"
September_11_attacks
Lithuanian counterintelligence officer, soldier, and diplomat
(born Jonas Polovinskas, 10 May 1889 – 11 September 1964) was a counterintelligence officer and later a Lithuanian diplomat. He is best known as the
Jonas_Budrys
Bodyguards of the Roman emperors
various roles for the Roman emperor including being a bodyguard unit, counterintelligence, crowd control and gathering military intelligence. During the Roman
Praetorian_Guard
Indian intelligence officer
Additionally, he was involved in handling sensitive operations related to counterintelligence and counterterrorism. From 1983 to 1987, he was stationed in Canada
Maloy_Krishna_Dhar
Intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces
operation, collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption, counterintelligence, cyberwarfare, military intelligence, and surveillance. Military
Unit_8200
Russian intelligence agent, media personality and model (born 1982)
Barack Obama's inner circle. Frank Figliuzzi, the FBI's head of counterintelligence, reveals how she got "closer and closer to higher- and higher-ranking
Anna_Chapman
Execution of many senior Soviet officers by Stalin
were transferred in early June from the custody of the Military Counterintelligence to the NKVD. Further arrests continued well after the Axis attack
1940–1942_Red_Army_purges
Treason Areas of Intelligence Raw intelligence All-source intelligence Counterintelligence I.S.R. Military intelligence Clandestine human intelligence Human
Foreign instrumentation signals intelligence
Foreign_instrumentation_signals_intelligence
Season of television series
David Hunt as Jim Turrow, a senior CIA counterintelligence official Jonjo O'Neill as Doug, a CIA counterintelligence official evaluating Carrie during her
Homeland_season_8
Obsolete device purported to detect lies
deception were never resolved. Ana Belen Montes, a Cuban spy, passed a counterintelligence scope polygraph test administered by the US Defense Intelligence
Polygraph
Espionage strategy
Sometimes more than one factor applies, as with Robert Hanssen, an FBI counterintelligence agent who was a "write-in" to the KGB. While he received large amounts
Clandestine human intelligence
Clandestine_human_intelligence
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
director of national intelligence. A leading American counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has jurisdiction
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Nationwide series of power outages
measures. Blackouts continued in the latter half of 2025 from mechanical failures, weather, and continuing fuel and spare part shortages. Parts of Cuba experienced
2024–2026_Cuba_blackouts
Venezuelan-born international terror operative (born 1949)
murder of an informant for the French government and two French counterintelligence agents. While in prison, he was further convicted of attacks in France
Carlos_the_Jackal
now opening a new China-related counterintelligence case every 10 hours. Of the nearly 5,000 active counterintelligence cases currently underway across
Chinese espionage in the United States
Chinese_espionage_in_the_United_States
Psychological warfare technique used by the Stasi in East Germany
JTRIG Mind games Mobbing Psychological warfare Noisy investigation Counterintelligence Annie Ring. After the Stasi: Collaboration and the Struggle for Sovereign
Zersetzung
the subsequent lift to the surface, the submarine broke apart due to a failure in the capture vehicle arms. The hoped-for complete recovery did not happen
CIA activities in the Soviet Union
CIA_activities_in_the_Soviet_Union
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984
Directorate to deal with the political opposition (ideological counterintelligence). At the end of July, the directorate was established and entered
Yuri_Andropov
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
limited attacks was sent to the south. According to the report the counterintelligence service of Hamas had been highly effective in preventing the gathering
October_7_attacks
US government administrative subpoena
United States; interference with a criminal, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; interference with diplomatic relations; or danger
National_security_letter
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Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : variant of Lockhart 1 and 2.English : from Middle English Locward ‘keeper of the fold’, from Old English, Middle English loc ‘enclosure’, ‘fold’ + Middle English ward ‘guardian’, ‘keeper’ (Old English weard)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Real Love
Boy/Male
Tamil
Honors
Boy/Male
Hindu
Spiritual teacher of the universe of Dharma, Artha and Karma
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Indian, Malayalam
Love; Heart
Boy/Male
Sikh
Highest success, Supremely victorious, The perfect winner, Ultimate victorious
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pearl, Ruby, Name of a precious stone
Girl/Female
Indian
Well spoken.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Rosamond (see Roseman), from the female personal name.German : probably from a Huguenot name Rosemont or its Germanized form Rosemund.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Happy
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