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The Use of Hackers in Intelligence Operations
Hackers have been recruited by entities like the FSB for cyber intelligence operations, sometimes leading to challenges due to their focus on financial gain. An example illustrates the extent of intelligence activities where a security officer was targeted for meeting an informant, revealing a complex web of intelligence gathering through low-level smugglers doubling as informants for Russian authorities.