# Ex-German spy chief arrested: A history of spies working for enemy powers

https://mins.news/en/item/89871

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 14:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/ex-german-spy-chief-arrested-a-history-of-spooks-working-for-enemy-powers?traffic_source=rss

> Germany’s former spy chief August Hanning was arrested on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service. The article also recounts other senior intelligence figures who secretly served foreign governments, including British officer Kim Philby and KGB colonel Oleg Gordievsky, who spied for the UK.

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