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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Qrypt had been negotiating its first large contract, with the Pentagon, until a counterintelligence official called about Broidy’s allegations.
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David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Those concerns came as part of a widening counterintelligence investigation.
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Zach Lachance,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
The files stem from a decade-old counterintelligence probe into a Chinese woman, known both as Christine Fang and Fang Fang, who reportedly helped Swalwell with fundraising and placing an intern in his office during the 2014 campaign cycle.
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Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2026
The series will track the pair as they are pulled between allegiance to their homeland, their sense of self and their bonds as a family, while a relentless Korean counterintelligence agent edges closer to exposing them.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Those concerns came as part of a widening counterintelligence investigation.
—
Zach Lachance,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
The files stem from a decade-old counterintelligence probe into a Chinese woman, known both as Christine Fang and Fang Fang, who reportedly helped Swalwell with fundraising and placing an intern in his office during the 2014 campaign cycle.
—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2026
The series will track the pair as they are pulled between allegiance to their homeland, their sense of self and their bonds as a family, while a relentless Korean counterintelligence agent edges closer to exposing them.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterintelligence
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Currently, Roddy and Whelan are both mere novices in the dark arts of counterespionage.
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Israel has been facing an unprecedented wave of domestic espionage since 2023.
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China is deploying market access to steal intellectual property, monitor Americans and conduct economic espionage.
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As a result, stories revealing the NSA’s mass spying tactics were published in The Guardian, The Washington Post and other outlets around the world.
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In March, two Democrats and two Republicans opposed to the law’s broad spying authority introduced a bill to limit the government’s ability to obtain Americans’ private communications without a warrant.
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Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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By allowing intelligence and learned capabilities to be shared across robot types, the platform aims to accelerate deployment, improve operational efficiency, and deliver a consistent experience across every aspect of hotel operations, claims Pudu.
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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