Twenty-five years ago today, the FBI arrested Robert Hanssen — the most damaging spy in American history. I worked undercover in room 9930 and found the smoking gun in the case. This event changed my life and taught me that the spy is always in the worst possible place.

My appearance on NewsNation to discuss the ShinyHunters cyber attack agains the FBI.

Would you take $200 to photograph a house? Prosecutors say an alleged Russian intelligence recruitment began with surveillance. Then came the next offer: $25,000 to kill the target. The technology changed. The trap didn’t. The $200 Recruitment: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

Will AI kill us all? That's the wrong question. Here's what I'm worried about: What happens if the good guys slow down and the bad guys don’t? The genie is out of the bottle. The good guys need to win the race. Read on: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

The ATF got hacked. The bigger question: What was sitting inside the system when the hackers arrived? This week: The ATF Wiretap Hack, why “standalone” doesn’t mean safe, and another strange development involving autonomous AI agents. spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

He looked like a 49ers player. Prosecutors say at least 26 women lost $1.3M to the con—and he apparently didn’t need a deepfake to pull it off. The next guy will. The 49ers Deepfake Con: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

A cyberattack knocked a UK power generator offline for four days. The wider grid held. But something got through—and something real stopped working. This week: what happens when cyber defenses fail. The Power Plant Attack: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

Hackers knocked out water controls in Minnesota. A water tower and manual operators kept the town running. The lesson: your backup plan only matters if it works. spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Cybersecurity #Infrastructure

New today: The Spy Hunter’s Notebook. A shorter, faster read from my FBI counterintelligence notebook. Read here: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Cybersecurity #Espionage #Leadership

Here’s the rule that can save your organization millions: Never verify identity using the same conversation that claimed the identity. Read why: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #CyberSecurity #Fraud

A town paid a legitimate invoice. A criminal quietly inserted themselves into a trusted conversation and walked away with $545,000. This week’s newsletter explains how it happened. spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Cybersecurity #CyberCrime #BusinessEmailCompromise #Trust

Every cyberattack begins with the same question: Who do you trust? From my best friend of 47 years…to AI-powered scams, this week’s Spies, Lies & Cybercrime explores why trust has become our most valuable security asset. Read here: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #CyberCrime #Trust #AI

Watching my daughter take the oath at the Naval Academy reminded me that every “yes” demands the one thing we can never earn back: time. This became my most personal newsletter yet. Read it here: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Leadership #NavalAcademy #Time #Cybersecurity @USNavy

Is the Iran “peace deal” really a peace deal? Or is it a 60-day pause while both sides jockey for position? I break down the proposed MOU, paragraph by paragraph. The clock is ticking. spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Iran #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics

A modern spy doesn’t need a dark alley. They need your inbox. China’s intelligence services are reportedly using recruiters, consulting offers, and networking platforms to spot and recruit targets. Would you know the difference? spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon…

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The Vatican just entered the AI debate. Not to discuss code, algorithms, or GPUs. To ask a bigger question: What kind of humans are we becoming? Read and subscribe: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfAI #Technology

The 2026 World Cup is still a year away, but cybercriminals are already selling fake tickets and fake dreams. The FBI says the scams have begun. Before you buy a ticket, read this: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #Cybersecurity #WorldCup2026 #CyberCrime #Scams

Taylor Swift’s explicit AI deepfake scandal exposed something terrifying: reputations can now be destroyed faster than truth can respond. Will the Take it Down Act make a difference? Read here: spies-lies-cybercrime.ericon… #AI #Deepfakes #Cybersecurity #TaylorSwift #Disinformation