One of the leaked classified US documents, the authenticity of which has not yet been verified, showed details of private conversations between two top South Korean officials about the US push for Seoul to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine.
^ it's funny because everyone does this, listening in on everyone else to understand what is going on behind the scenes. It's not on the same level as stealing technology or going after other kinds of national secrets.
When I worked for the government it was 100% assumed that everyone is spying on everyone. There is a lot of false outrage, kabuki theater, and probably some legitimate worry that some actual sigint capabilities or techniques have leaked (some of the docs I saw referenced had extremely high "SCI" classifications).
One example of spying that was commonly given was both Russia AND the United States installing bugs in each other's embassies--and how it was almost a game between spy agencies to try to one-up the other sides--and French intelligence bugging the Air France business class seats to spy on corporate chatter in order to help out French companies.
^ it's funny because everyone does this, listening in on everyone else to understand what is going on behind the scenes. It's not on the same level as stealing technology or going after other kinds of national secrets.
When I worked for the government it was 100% assumed that everyone is spying on everyone. There is a lot of false outrage, kabuki theater, and probably some legitimate worry that some actual sigint capabilities or techniques have leaked (some of the docs I saw referenced had extremely high "SCI" classifications).
One example of spying that was commonly given was both Russia AND the United States installing bugs in each other's embassies--and how it was almost a game between spy agencies to try to one-up the other sides--and French intelligence bugging the Air France business class seats to spy on corporate chatter in order to help out French companies.
Everyone does it.