British intelligence agencies are investigating whether their classified information or their spies have been compromised in the largest espionage scandal in modern German history. August Hanning – the former head of the German foreign intelligence service – and a current high-ranking official of the agency, identified only as Manfred D, were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, writes The Telegraph.
Hanning is accused of illegally collecting thousands of classified documents over 16 years through Manfred D, and of selling some of these secrets to a foreign power.
Information and from partner agencies abroad
Sources from the German security services have stated that some of the high-level information managed by the two came from foreign partner intelligence agencies, which raises the possibility that the British and American intelligence services may have been compromised.
Also, this has sparked fears that American and British human sources, either agents or informants operating on the ground, could be identified through the information that has been shared.
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