2022-09-29
This was one of the websites the CIA used to hide its secret messaging system. (Iran eventually uncovered it and informed China.) It's so sloppily made that the Arabic writing is backwards and disconnected. https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
An investigation shows the CIA failed to secure its messaging system used by Iranian spies, often hidden within websites, leading to capture, torture, and death
The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed. — Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.
The CIA “pressures, even deceives, Iranians hoping to secure US visas into providing intel...After an Iranian drops off an application, diplomatic officers are instructed to examine whether their employment history or family ties could make them valuable.” https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
An investigation shows the CIA failed to secure its messaging system used by Iranian spies, often hidden within websites, leading to capture, torture, and death
The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed. — Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.
“Such aggressive steps by the CIA sometimes put average Iranians in danger with little prospect of gaining critical intelligence. When these men were caught, the agency provided no assistance to the informants or their families, even years later” https://www.reuters.com/...
Reuters
An investigation shows the CIA failed to secure its messaging system used by Iranian spies, often hidden within websites, leading to capture, torture, and death
The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed. — Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.