Espionage: Clandestine acquisition of confidential information
Espionage or spying is a practice of getting information about an organization, society, or country that is meant to be secret or confidential, without permission.
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Espionage usually involves having access to where the needed information is stored or to the people that know the information. In wartime, espionage is a war crime. The person who does it is called a "spy" or more vaguely an "agent". A double agent is one who trades information to both sides, and is (without their knowledge) being employed by both sides.
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