Today I learned the CIA hid a home movie camera inside a Xerox machine — and trained a real repairman to steal the film right in front of the KGB
250, Issue 1, where journalist Dawn Stover spoke to the mastermind behind one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War.We think of digital surveillance as a relatively modern fear. Even laptops have physical privacy covers to mitigate security risks. But it turns out, this goes back at least 60 years - right to the heart of the Soviet embassy in Washington DC.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: The year is 1963.
- ▪250, Issue 1, where journalist Dawn Stover spoke to the mastermind behind one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War.We think of digital surveillance as a relatively modern fear.
- ▪Even laptops have physical privacy covers to mitigate security risks.
- ▪But it turns out, this goes back at least 60 years - right to the heart of the Soviet embassy in Washington DC.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: The year is 1963.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0000 |
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Pro Today I learned the CIA hid a home movie camera inside a Xerox machine — and trained a real repairman to steal the film right in front of the KGB Features By Steve Clark Published 28 July 2026 The audacious story of the secret service, the Soviets, and the Xerox photocopier that caught on fire When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images // MarioGuti // narvikk) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The CIA has never confirmed or denied the following story.The only evidence we have that it happened at all is a 1997 article in Popular…
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