mole hunting
Finding the traitor
Mole hunting is the search for a hidden traitor within an organization, especially an intelligence agency.
A mole is someone who has infiltrated or been recruited to pass secrets to an adversary, and hunting them involves counterintelligence investigation—reviewing access logs, analyzing leaks, and watching for suspicious behavior.
The CIA's mole hunting operation lasted years before they identified the source.
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- spyCovert information gatherer
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- double agentSpy betraying their side
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- Spycraftspy, agent, asset, covert, handler
mole huntingvetting
Evaluating suitability through investigation
trust-building · security clearance · onboarding · concealment · deep cover
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