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A young undercover FBI operative risks everything to expose America’s most devastating traitor — revealing how Cold-War spycraft evolved into today’s cybercrime economy.
The shocking true story of Robert Hanssen — the FBI mole who sold America’s deepest secrets to Russia for over 20 years, leading to the execution of multiple double agents and triggering the worst intelligence breach in U.S. history. 🕵️♂️🔥
In this episode, we break down how a 26-year-old undercover FBI operative, Eric O’Neill, helped bring Hanssen down using spycraft, psychological manipulation, and a stolen PalmPilot that became the smoking gun.
This real-life espionage case connects directly to modern cybercrime, insider threats, social engineering, and AI-powered deception — proving that trust, not technology, is the ultimate vulnerability.
🕵️ This isn’t fiction — it really happened.
Robert Hanssen sold America’s secrets for over two decades, sending double agents to their deaths… and a 26-year-old rookie brought him down.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Cold Open: Treason Inside the FBI
00:36 – Who Was Robert Hanssen?
02:10 – The Human Cost: Executions in Moscow
04:45 – Motives: Ego, Power, Immortality
06:12 – Enter the Ghost: Eric O’Neill
08:01 – Inside the Cage with a Traitor
10:22 – The PalmPilot Operation
12:18 – The Capture at the Dead Drop
13:55 – What the FBI Learned Too Late
15:20 – From Spies to Cybercrime
17:02 – Why Insider Threat is Still #1
18:40 – Lessons You Can Use Today
19:55 – Final Warning + Upcoming Interview
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