Spies Posing As Diplomats to Win Over Journalists: Intelligence Agency

Spies Posing As Diplomats to Win Over Journalists: Intelligence Agency
A media person stands in front of the stock quotation board during a ceremony marking the end of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022. Issei Kato/Reuters
Daniel Y. Teng
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Foreign spies are posing as diplomats or reporters to engage and influence journalists, says Australia’s domestic spy chief Mike Burgess.

In his wide-ranging Annual Threat Assessment speech, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) also revealed his agency recently disrupted a “hive of spies” implanted in society for many years.

Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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