The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell | Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Before Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an awkward, unassuming American intelligence agent, Brian Patrick Regan. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, author of The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for America’s Stolen Secrets, reveals how the FBI rolled up Regan despite his brilliant, multi-layered encryption system to mask his communication with foreign governments and his unusual “document storage” plan. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying our programs? Please consider making a donation and support the Spy Museum’s educational mission: Spy Museum’s upcoming VIRTUAL programs: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: ​​​​​​​ Instagram: