Current British Embassy Security Guard Spied for Russia * 13 years jail

[Kurve]

David Smith who was arrested by German authorities after falling in to a trap of an undercover MI5 sting and caught passing information to Russia, has been jailed for 13 years and two months.

It's believed that Smith, who had worked at the embassy for eight years, had been collecting confidential information for two years prior.

During his trial, prosecutors revealed the highly sensitive information he had collected included government communications labelled "secret" sent by trade minister Liz Truss and another MP to the UK's then-prime minister Boris Johnson.

The court heard he videoed sensitive areas inside the embassy building and recorded classified documents, staff security passes, diplomatic passports and other personal information.

Prosecutors showed the court CCTV footage showing Smith reviewing and filming the embassy's CCTV system from his security booth, saying on one occasion "This'll do, I'll get the rest tomorrow."

During the trial, Smith said he had filmed the documents after drinking "seven pints of beer".

Caught in the act. Don't drink and spy.

Spy at UK's Berlin embassy jailed for selling secrets to Russia

Security guard David Smith pleaded guilty to passing on details of the embassy and its staff for cash.

www.bbc.com

 

[MSB ROYS]

What about people buying Chinese security cameras and being surprised when there backdoors in the hardware?

 

[Kurve]

What about people buying Chinese security cameras and being surprised when there backdoors in the hardware?

Incredible isn't it?

 

[BFew]

What about people buying Chinese security cameras and being surprised when there backdoors in the hardware?

Maybe a digital honeytrap to attempt to trace back who and how any (if any) overseas spies or organised and disorganised criminals were attempting to spy on the Australian Government and its workers?

 

[jason_recliner]

One can always rely on the idiotic greed of bogans/chavs.