{"id":373692,"date":"2026-08-27T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/low-level-agents-the-new-face-of-sabotage-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:00:42","slug":"low-level-agents-the-new-face-of-sabotage-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/low-level-agents-the-new-face-of-sabotage-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-level agents \u2013 the new face of sabotage? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mDw0whey1o4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Low-level agents \u2013 the new face of sabotage? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDw0whey1o4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>They aren\u2019t trained spies, just ordinary people: low-level agents are recruited to do small acts of sabotage for small amounts of money. Those may include damaging cars, transporting packages or trailing people. The strategy behind it? The person doing the \u201cdirty work\u201d is\u202fharder\u202fto connect directly to the people behind the operation.\u202fThe agent taking the money might not even know who\u202fthey\u2019re\u202fultimately working\u202ffor. While these practices are nothing new, German authorities have noticed an uptick, oftentimes linked to foreign intelligence networks.  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They aren\u2019t trained spies, just ordinary people: low-level agents are recruited to do small acts of sabotage for small amounts of money. Those may include damaging cars, transporting packages or trailing people. The strategy behind it? 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