#MICE sums up the key reasons people commit treason or turn into insider threats: #Money for financial gain, #Ideology driven by beliefs, #Compromise through blackmail, and #Ego, whether for power, recognition, or revenge https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/us-intel-russia-china-attempt-recruit-disgruntled-federal-employees/index.html
Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon, according to four people familiar with recent US intelligence on the issue.
