U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command

06/19/2026

Happy Birthday, Green Berets! On June 19, 1952, former CI Special Agent Col. Aaron Bank took command of the 10th Special Forces Group, the first operational Special Forces unit.

06/18/2026

See it? Report immediately. It's 100% confidential.
• Contact your local Army counterintelligence covering agent
• Call 1-800-CALLSPY
• Report through iSalute
• Contact your security manager or commander

Imminent threats to life or property? Call 911 or Military Police. OCONUS: contact the local law enforcement, Military Police station, or U.S. Embassy or Consulate Regional Security Office.

06/15/2026

On June 15, 1993, Steven Lalas, a former State Department communications officer stationed with the embassy in Athens, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit espionage. He was charged with passing sensitive military information to Greek officials. Lalas was later sentenced to 14 years in federal prison without possibility of parole and subsequently emigrated to Greece.

06/15/2026

On June 14, 2023, former Pfc. Cole Bridges pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members based on his efforts to help the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East. He was later sentenced to 14 years in prison.

06/14/2026

On June 14, 2000, retired U.S. Army Col. George Trofimoff was arrested for passing secret documents from a military base in Germany to the Soviet KGB, and later to Russia's foreign espionage service. It is believed he turned over more than 50,000 documents to the Russians during his 25 years as their spy. The former Soviet Union allegedly awarded him the Order of the Red Banner. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

06/14/2026

The secret is out: it's the Army's 251st birthday!

Over two and a half centuries of "This We'll Defend!"

Happy birthday, U.S. Army!

06/11/2026

The conspirators targeted current and former security clearance holders and other Americans who have access to classified and sensitive U.S. government information.

According to the affidavit filed in support of the seizure warrants, beginning in November 2023, the conspirators created at least 13 fake consulting company websites. The websites and their associated job postings advertised generic “consulting” jobs and included statements indicating their purpose was to recruit current or former U.S. government and U.S. military employees to provide expertise to unspecified clients.

The websites were typically linked or referenced within the entities’ job postings on hiring platforms. The methods and means used by the conspirators include (1) the use of aliases, fictitious personas, and the stolen identities of actual persons; (2) the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated photographs; (3) relatively large payments for research reports; (4) the use of Telegram and other encrypted applications; (5) pressure to provide “exclusive” or “insider” information; and (6) the transfer of money from places and accounts located overseas to places and accounts located in the United States.

According to court documents, the conspirators recruited applicants through job postings, on social media and other platforms including Upwork, Expertia AI, Hubstaff Talent, Wellfound, and Post Job Free. The postings related to topics of interest to the government of the People’s Republic of China.

The conspirators targeted current and former security clearance holders and other Americans who have access to classified and sensitive U.S. government information. The fake positions included “Senior Analyst” and “International Affairs Consultant” jobs. The recruiters pressured candidates to share confidential information and reports from “insider” sources in violation of their official duties. The scheme used contracts and confidentiality agreements to give their bogus consulting companies an air of legitimacy.

The conspirators have denied any involvement by any foreign government.

The affidavit alleges that the conspirators offered money to applicants and recruits in exchange for sensitive information, paid for reports using online payment accounts in the names of fictitious individuals, and used cryptocurrency to conceal the conspirators’ identities and the true source of the payments. These payments allowed for the flow of money from places outside the United States to places inside the United States in furtherance of the conspiracy.

13 internet domains used to target U.S. persons, including current and former security clearance holders with access to classified and sensitive U.S. government information, were seized today by federal authorities.

“These domain seizures offer a glimpse at how foreign actors can use promises of easy money to lure Americans into revealing sensitive or classified information that they are duty‑bound to protect,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Anyone approached online with offers of easy income for vague ‘consulting’ work should treat those overtures with extreme caution and remain vigilant for warning signs of malicious targeting.”

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-fbi-disable-13-websites-backed-suspected-chinese-agents-sought-sensitive

06/07/2026

On June 7, 1990, Roderick James Ramsay, a former US Army sergeant, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage. Ramsay joined the Army in 1981 and was transferred to West Germany in June 1983 where he was recruited by then Army Sgt. Clyde Lee Conrad. Ramsay received $20,000 for selling military secrets that could have caused the collapse of NATO, Top Secret plans for the defense of Central Europe, the location and use of NATO tactical nuclear weapons, and the ability of NATO’s military communications that were passed to Hungary and Czechoslovakia. He was later sentenced to 36 years in prison.

06/06/2026

On June 6, 1990, Sgt. 1st Class Clyde Lee Conrad was sentenced to life imprisonment. He is believed to have managed at least a dozen people in the U.S. Army to supply classified information in one of the biggest spy rings since World War II. The Conrad spy ring provided Hungarian military intelligence service with advanced computer technology, communication encryption, sensitive documents detailing NATO's plans for fighting a war against the Warsaw pact, including detailed descriptions of nuclear weapons and plans for movement of troops, tanks and aircraft. He is reported to have received more than $1 million for selling secrets.