Operation Rubicon was a joint BND and CIA intelligence operation from 1970 to 1993 that manipulated encryption technology sold by Swiss company Crypto AG to read encrypted communications of approximately 100 countries, including NATO allies and nuclear powers. The operation was later called the 'intelligence coup of the century' and involved other Western nations including Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
The Cuckoo's Egg is a 1989 first-person account by astronomer Clifford Stoll of his investigation into a computer hacker named Markus Hess who broke into Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Stoll traced the intrusion over ten months by monitoring the hacker's activities, discovering attempts to access military bases and classified information, eventually locating the source in West Germany.
Japan held its first panel meeting to discuss strengthening intelligence capabilities and counterespionage legislation, with plans to establish a foreign intelligence agency and submit related bills to parliament next year. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi cited growing threats from technology leaks, cyberattacks, and foreign disinformation, while officials acknowledged concerns about potential citizen surveillance and emphasized the need for democratic oversight and human rights protections.