Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO

(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Western intelligence reports that Russia has transformed Vienna into its largest Western spy hub, steadily expanding surveillance over the past two years. Using diplomatic compounds and rooftop satellite clusters, Russia monitors sensitive communications across NATO, the Middle East, and Africa, reviving a major Cold War-era signals intelligence operation, according to the Financial Times. “This is one of our main concerns,” a senior European diplomat in Vienna told the Financial Times. “They are targeting NATO government and military communications… Vienna is their hub in Europe.”. Western intelligence reports Russia steadily expanding surveillance in Vienna, with moving antennas and rooftop dishes actively tracking satellites, even adjusting them around major events like the Munich Security Conference. – Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO