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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The private mobile number, email addresses and home address of #BND #Bundesnachrichtendienst Vice President Dag Baehr have been online for years. The source: a 2020 hack of a US auction house that exposed around 3.4 million customer records 1/5🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Radio Luxembourg. For the Stasi a source of „Western lifestyle“ and potential unrest. For Western planners a possible instrument of psychological warfare. For the intelligence services of both sides an interesting object of observation and influence in the heart of Europe 1/13 🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the late 1980s, large circular antenna arrays stood on the roof of the US Embassy in Brasília. They were aimed at Brazilian government buildings and the Soviet embassy. What was behind this technology, and how does it fit into the later history of the Snowden revelations? 1/10🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Moscow appears to be collecting the staff of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn. They must have vacated the consulate by September 18. www1.wdr.de/nrw/koeln/ru...
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Trotz EU-Landeverbot: Russische Regierungsmaschine auf Flughafen Köln/Bonn gelandet
Auf dem Flughafen Köln/Bonn ist ein Flugzeug der russischen Regierung gelandet. Inzwischen äußerte sich das Auswärtige Amt dazu.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The #DGSE is moving. The first traces are already visible from space. Why the Boulevard Mortier site is being abandoned, how the archives were relocated from Fort Neuf, and what current satellite imagery reveals about the start of construction on the new headquarters 1/7 🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A very rare glimpse inside an active #BND (Federal Intelligence Service) facility in Germany. The Gablingen field station near Augsburg, Bavaria. In the stairwell and adjoining areas of the evaluation building, there is a small museum 1/5 🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, cars loaded with diplomatic license plates left this courtyard of the Russian House in Berlin. Objects and equipment were carried away. A staff member later spoke of the „most valuable possessions“ that had been secured 🧵1/6
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A 1,500m antenna balloon that exists to relay UK nuclear launch orders after a first strike broke apart over Yorkshire. The same week NATO accused Russia of drone attacks on Leipzig airport. MoD won't say if it was weather or sabotage bylinetimes.com/2026/09/08/k...
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Key UK Nuclear Deterrent Link Destroyed Over Yorkshire
The Ministry of Defence has refused to clarify whether the catastrophic mid-air failure of the Trident relay system was a weather accident or sabotage
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn: According to security sources, cited among others by Bild newspaper, around 60 Russian diplomats were accredited there. 15 to 20 staff members are attributed to the Russian intelligence services #SVR, #FSB, and #GRU 1/4
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ben Heubl @techjoe.bsky.social covered the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn in a short video, addressing the site’s significance for #SIGINT 1/2
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn (Bad Godesberg) is more than a diplomatic measure. The site was one of Russia’s most important remaining land-based #SIGINT nodes in western Germany 🧵1/6
Source: Aerial photo, Russian Consulate General Bonn (2013): Wolkenkratzer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In 1968, the #KGB laid out precisely, in an internal manual, how cultural institutions were to be used for espionage and subversion. Today, in 2026, the successor organization runs the Russian House in Berlin 1/10 🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Parc de Cointe, above Liège, is a popular recreational destination in Belgium. During the Cold War, it was the site of a dead drop operated by the Hungarian state security service ÁVH. A marked tree not far from the ‚Table d’orientation’ near Boulevard Gustave Kleyer 1/8
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Have Russian intelligence services established a secret weapons cache in a wooded area near Berlin? Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution #BfV has indications that the site is a so-called „dead drop” used by Russian intelligence services 1/2
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thirteen years ago, in June 2013, the Snowden documents revealed the scale of global U.S. surveillance. A previously little-noticed #NSA document from the archive shows how the agency used the email traffic of international organizations as a practical training example 1/9
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Weinsbergstraße, at the corner of Innere Kanalstraße in Cologne. This was the HQ of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution #BfV until 1989. Now, the former BfV headquarters is apparently being refurbished for the domestic intelligence service once again 1/4
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1990. The former U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria. On the roof: transmitting and receiving antennas and a so-called ‚Roof Maintenance Shed‘ (RMS). Or, more simply, a #SIGINT shed 1/5
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The French Interior Ministry classifies the ‚Russian House’ in Berlin as an institution that also serves espionage purposes. This information has once again sparked a debate in Germany about how to handle Russian cultural institutes 1/7
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Former #OrganisationGehlen (Org.) cover firm ‚Zeitungsausschnittdienst’ (Press Clipping Service) at Leistikowstraße 3 in Berlin-Westend. It was a Sub-Agency III (Counterintelligence). Tasks: agent handling, recruitment, and espionage against the GDR and the Eastern Bloc 1/3
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Why did East German defectors voluntarily return, despite the risk of repression? A 1987 #BND internal memo identifies the patterns: the psychological toll of separation, targeted #Stasi pressure via family members, and difficulties integrating into life in the West.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Czechoslovak intelligence reports (1976–89): HNaA, #CIA and #BND cooperated in Vienna more closely than known. Dedicated logistics hub for espionage equipment in Austrian Armed Forces barracks #Bundesheer 1/9 🧵
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The #BND was very successful during Brezhnev’s visits to West Germany. The intelligence service secretly photographed the complete Soviet communications technology. BND technicians documented the installation in detail. Some of the photos were taken through basement windows 1/4
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An ex-Mossad agent has published a book about espionage operations targeting Iranians. The book should be read with healthy skepticism. It serves as an instrument of Israeli information policy in an ongoing conflict 1/3 www.spiegel.de/ausland/ex-m...
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(S+) Mossad: Ex-Agent packt aus - »Die Iraner haben keine Vorstellung davon, wie tief ihre Systeme infiltriert sind«
Er warb Iraner als Spione an, schleuste Viren ein und half, geheime Waffenlager in der Islamischen Republik vorzubereiten. Hier erzählt ein früherer Mossad-Agent von seinen Operationen – und sagt, was...
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In the late 1950s, the #CIA operated a major meeting point for intelligence operations at 14–16 Porzellangasse in Vienna. The place served as a training site where agents were prepared for assignments in neighboring communist countries 1/4
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In a parking lot in southern Germany stands a sign: ‚Private parking for #BND employees and guests only.‘ Behind it lies a training facility of Germany’s foreign intelligence service, including a on-site dormitory. Partner agencies were trained there too 1/7
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The story isn’t about a hidden tracking device. It is about something far more significant. Modern supply chains allow surveillance capabilities to be embedded deep within critical components long before the final product reaches the user.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Munich served as a key hub for the former Syrian Air Force Intelligence service Idarat al-Mukhabarat al-Jawwiyya. In the 1980s, a branch of the state-owned carrier Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) was located at Maximiliansplatz 12a - operating, however, as a covert outpost 1/4
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The former „U.S. Army Foreign Language Training Center Europe” (FLTCE) was located in the McGraw Barracks on Soyerhofstraße in Munich. In the 1980s, it was used to maintain and improve language skills for soldiers in U.S. military intelligence 1/6
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The former ‚Obigt guesthouse‘ at Argentinische Allee 3 in Berlin was used by U.S. intelligence services from the 1950s to the early 1960s as a safe house for refugees from the East 1/3
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Russian „cultural work“ in Germany. The Deutsch-Russisches Kulturinstitut (DRKI) Dresden is in the crosshairs of European intel services. 2 names: Denis Puchkov (lawyer/LOYS) and Igor Maslov #SVR www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
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Allemagne/Russie • Des services européens sur les traces d'un avocat russe actif en Allemagne
Un avocat russe familier des Lander d'ex-RDA et proche d'une organisation identifiée pour servir de couverture aux organes sécuritaires russes est surveillé par plusieurs services de renseignement
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Berlin is consulting its European partners on intelligence reform. Not because it has answers, but because it’s still looking for the questions www.intelligenceonline.fr/europe-russi...
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Allemagne • Berlin en tournée européenne pour doper son renseignement
Les hiérarques sécuritaires allemands consultent à tout-va en Europe à propos de plusieurs chantiers liés au renseignement tels que la transformation du BND, la mise en place d'un conseil de sécurité
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Thomas Riegler @thomasriegler.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ein ausführliches Interview zu meinem neuen Buch in @zeitonline.bsky.social, vielen Dank an @simonebrunner.bsky.social! www.zeit.de/2026/16/spio...
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Spionage in Wien: "In Österreich musst du mit allem rechnen"
Wien gilt als Hotspot der Spionage. Aber weil sich ihre ungeschriebenen Regeln verändern, wird es auch hier immer gefährlicher, sagt der Experte Thomas Riegler.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Former #BND cover organization "Bundesstelle für Fernmeldestatistik" at Hafenstraße 1 in Frankfurt am Main. In the early 1980s, the office was located in the so-called Gutleutviertel, directly at the Westhafen, in an office building belonging to a large forwarding agency 1/4
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Thomas Riegler @thomasriegler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Mein neues Buch ist Thema in @diepressecom.bsky.social. Es zeigt sich, dass man sich schon in 1970er J. keinen Illusionen in Sachen Spionage hingab www.diepresse.com/20723276/das...
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„Das Kabinett des Bundeskanzlers wird abgehört“
Ein neues Buch widmet sich der Geschichte und der Zukunft der „Spionagestadt Wien“. Der Historiker Thomas Riegler stützt sich darin auch auf brisante Akten, die bisher unter Verschluss gehalten...
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Former intel training site and accommodation at the "Hotel Pension Alte Post," Marktplatz 10 in Holzkirchen (Upper Bavaria). Located between Munich and the Alps, the property is a busy tourist hotspot. During the Cold War, it also served as a covert training and safe location 1/3
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
'How do i plan the deployment of American and, indeed, many European Special Forces across the country (Afghanistan), using American methods but with the thorough meticulous planning typical of German staff work' 1/3 youtu.be/iwajKggtyV0?...
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Ausgebildet von GSG9, SAS & Delta Force - General & Ex-KSK-Kommandeur Dag Baehr
YouTube video by NXTGEN Podcast - Die Stimme unserer Einsatzkräfte
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Recommended read: Spionagestadt Wien - A Historical Travel Guide by @thomasriegler.bsky.social A great book on espionage and intelligence sites in Vienna. I contributed to it as well.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Former Chinese intel outpost, operating under cover of a news agency, at Lyngsbergstraße 33 in Bonn. #KGB mole Heinz Felfe sat at the center of a joint #CIA/#BND/#MI6/Dutch operation against China’s intelligence outpost in West Germany 1/2
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
„We are working closely with the security authorities to thin out the forest of antennas.“ Austria’s foreign ministry is moving to curtail Moscow’s #SIGINT activities in Vienna wien.orf.at/stories/3345...
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Russland-Spionage an mehreren Standorten
Russland nutzt Wien als Knotenpunkt für seine Satellitenspionage. Eine große Anlage in der Donaustadt wird laufend ausgebaut. Es gibt auch verdächtige Aufbauten direkt am Dach der russischen Botschaft...
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Background on the #BND Source “Victor” inside the #KGB. His intelligence exposed Soviet operations against West Germany - until a burglary in Moscow forced a dramatic exfiltration in 1985. 1/6 www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
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Umstrukturierung geplant - Bundesnachrichtendienst will mehr und schneller Informationen sammeln
Der Bundesnachrichtendienst soll mehr und schneller Informationen sammeln. Dafür baut Behördenchef Jäger den Dienst nach Recherchen von WDR, NDR und SZ um. Unter anderem sollen bald mehr menschliche Q...
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Former #OrganisationGehlen (Org.) and later BND cover firm „OMNIA KG - Krauss & Weiss & Co“, located at Arnulfstraße 71 (now 61) in Munich. #BND employee Franz Josef Huber works there. During the Second World War, he was head of the Gestapo in Vienna 1/6
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Old-school diplomatic work. A man burns vital documents on a roof of the Cuban embassy in Quito/Ecuador. The country declared Cuba’s ambassador and his diplomatic staff „persona non grata“
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"Car-Intelligence" threat. German IT forensic experts have conducted digital analyses of Chinese electric vehicles. In response, the Bundeswehr and the Federal Intelligence Service #BND have issued parking bans for Chinese brands www.t-online.de/mobilitaet/a...
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Deutschlands Angst vor Chinas Autos: Jetzt trifft Peking der eigene Bann
Sie haben den Code geknackt: Deutsche IT-Forensiker haben chinesische E-Autos digital seziert. Das Ergebnis ist offenbar so brisant, dass es geheim bleibt.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
On the #BND premises in Pullach, there is an interesting wall drawing. The mural is attached to a side wing of building 2b, which borders directly on Heilmannstraße 1/3
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Neue Zürcher Zeitung revisits a Cold War underground network as a strategic metaphor. #StayBehind signals not just historical resistance cells, but a potential shift of the #Bundesnachrichtendienst toward operational, covert-military capabilities 1/2 www.nzz.ch/pro/vom-nach...
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Der BND auf dem Weg zum Geheimdienst – das plant die Bundesregierung
Kaum einem Nachrichtendienst liegen so enge rechtliche Fesseln an wie dem Bundesnachrichtendienst. Das will die Regierung ändern. Dazu erwägt sie offenbar auch Massnahmen aus dem Kalten Krieg.
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
There is a dispute over the new law for the German foreign intelligence service #BND #Bundesnachrichtendienst. The Ministry of Defense is strictly opposed to it. Decades-old rivalries are breaking out again. A retrospective #thead 1/9
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
China's planned 'Super Embassy' in London includes an underground network of 208 basement rooms. This raises serious security concerns as the building is located in close proximity to critical communications infrastructure 1/7
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“There is nothing more powerful than the #NSA. If we discover that they are spying on us, what are we supposed to do? It’s always the same. First you think about what you could cut them off from. Then you imagine their counterreaction, the possible escalation" 1/3
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Power outage paralyzes Berlin’s sensitive southwest. Diplomatic and intelligence facilities also affected. More background here: lecueilleur.substack.com/p/when-the-l...
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When the Lights Go Out
Power outage paralyzes Berlin’s sensitive southwest. Diplomatic and intelligence facilities also affected
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Le Cueilleur @lecueilleur.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The German foreign intelligence service #BND could, under a new draft law, also carry out “sabotage” operations. The draft is classically German. Everything is equipped with maximum bureaucratic safeguards. Several instances would have to approve it 1/3 www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
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Ein bisschen mehr James Bond beim BND - Was der Gesetzentwurf dem Geheimdienst erlauben könnte
Der Bundesnachrichtendienst soll ein neues Gesetz bekommen. Der Entwurf, der WDR, NDR und SZ vorliegt, zeigt: Es geht künftig um mehr als nur Spionage. Der Geheimdienst soll auch Sabotage verüben dürf...
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