Spies not like usReal world spies are continually at work, grabbing government top secrets and business trade secrets. Here are seven of the most famous / infamous spies.Anna ChapmanAnna Chapman is the New York real-estate agent and foreign spy from the Russian Illegals Program whom the FBI arrested in New York City in June 2010 after she got too close to seducing a sitting member of the Obama administration. The U.S. deported her to Russia the very next month as part of a prisoner exchange. She lives in Russia.Hanjuan JinHanjuan Jin is the software engineer and Chinese spy whom the FBI arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in February 2007 in the throes of smuggling Motorola communications technology trade secrets back to Beijing by plane. She resides in prison.Evgeny BuryakovEvgeny Buryakov is the New York banker and Russian spy whom the FBI arrested in the Bronx in January 2015 for recruiting for a local spy ring in New York on behalf of the Kremlin. His deportation to Russia was likely but remains unconfirmed. Victor Podobnyy & Igor SporyshevVictor Podobnyy & Igor Sporyshev are the Russian spies whom the FBI arrested in New York in January 2015 for attempting to recruit college girls into their spy ring. They worked in conjunction with Russian spy, Evgeny Buryakov. The U.S. government returned the two men to Russia in a prisoner exchange.Mostafa Ahmed AwwadMostafa Ahmed Awwad is the Saudi spy whom a federal grand jury indicted in Norfolk, Va., in December 2014 for passing technical data on the nuclear aircraft carrier the Gerald R. Ford to an undercover FBI agent posing as another Saudi spy. Mostafa worked as a naturalized civilian engineer for the U.S. Navy. Mostafa is in prison. Jeffrey SterlingJeffrey Sterling is the one-time member of the CIA whom a federal court found guilty in Washington, D.C. in January 2015 of passing data about Iran’s nuclear program to a U.S. journalist. He is in prison. Related content news UK Cyber Security Council CEO reflects on a year of progress Professor Simon Hepburn sits down with broadcaster ITN to discuss Council’s work around cybersecurity professional standards, careers and learning, and outreach and diversity. By Michael Hill Sep 27, 2023 3 mins Government Government Government news FIDO Alliance certifies security of edge nodes, IoT devices Certification demonstrates that products are at low risk of cyberthreats and will interoperate securely. By Michael Hill Sep 27, 2023 3 mins Certifications Internet Security Security Hardware news analysis Web app, API attacks surge as cybercriminals target financial services The financial services sector has also experienced an increase in Layer 3 and Layer 4 DDoS attacks. By Michael Hill Sep 27, 2023 6 mins Financial Services Industry Cyberattacks Application Security news Immersive Labs adds custom 'workforce exercising' for each organizational role With the new workforce exercising capability, CISOs will be able to see each role’s cybersecurity readiness, risk areas, and exercise progress. By Shweta Sharma Sep 27, 2023 3 mins Security Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe