newsweek: boston: How Russian spies blended into Cambridge - Their neighbors thought they were a sales consultant and a real estate agent. He had a degree from Harvard. They had two children. They were a typical American family, except they were not. Notable for its Bond-like details: “In 2006, law enforcement officials found that by entering a 27-character code into the computer of the Cambridge spies, they were able to access a special steganography program that makes the messages appear on digital images downloaded from specific websites that they used to communicate secret messages.”

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How Russian spies blended into Cambridge

- Their neighbors thought they were a sales consultant and a real estate agent. He had a degree from Harvard. They had two children. They were a typical American family, except they were not.

Notable for its Bond-like details: “In 2006, law enforcement officials found that by entering a 27-character code into the computer of the Cambridge spies, they were able to access a special steganography program that makes the messages appear on digital images downloaded from specific websites that they used to communicate secret messages.”

  1. tar-aldarion reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    I’ve always wondered how they choose the candidates for spies. It’s not as if it’s a job you can just walk in and apply...
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    It’s amazing to me how people live double secret lives. Must be tiring for them though, having to live a lie everyday....
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    Ohhh hayy Ginger…sounds like something out of Baby Kicker’s trips to school… #lifeofaginger
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  15. teflonwonton reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    zomg REAL RUSSIAN SPIES. Its like we’re back in Cold War days!
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    … (yeah, this is in my hood)
  22. khayden reblogged this from newsweek and added:
    shit, why am I not a spy?
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    Actually, it’s not difficult at all to hide files in an image. Like painfully easy.I’m sure proper spies use a bit more...