U.S.CRIME WATCH

FBI arrest revives fears tech firms are hiring spies

The FBI arrest has reopened national security worries about foreign espionage inside American tech firms; the background check apparently skipped a step.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 10:25 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Washington Post: “An FBI arrest revives fears that U.S. tech companies are hiring spies”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:25 AM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
Topics: FBI, US.
BBN covered this story before: Gymnastics coach gets 90 years for hidden camera at Mississippi gym (October 14).

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The Washington PostAn FBI arrest revives fears that U.S. tech companies are hiring spies

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn FBI arrest is reviving fears that foreign spies may be getting hired at American tech companies, according to The Washington Post.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterIT STARTED WITH A JOB APPLICATION! A résumé, a handshake, and a free bagel in a break room, and nobody suspected a thing!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA free bagel.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe alleged spy walks in on day one, gets a laptop, a password and a welcome tote bag, and the only thing anyone checks is the parking pass!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Post says the arrest has companies asking who exactly they are letting through the front door. Which is a question the front desk should have asked.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAnd the tote bag? Allegedly still missing!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody has confirmed anything about the bag, Rosa. Stolen secrets, sure, but the bag is the part you remember.

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