China hacks US CIA, Kills 20 Informants

[juan.g71 at gmail.com (juan)]

On Sun, 21 May 2017 22:36:52 -0400
grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/world/asia/china-cia-spies-espionage.html
> 
> Both the CIA and the FBI declined to comment on reports saying the
> Chinese government killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources 


	sounds like propaganda - the source is obviously a US gov't
	propaganda outlet. 




> from 2010
> to 2012 and dismantled the agency's spying operations in the country.
> It is described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades,
> current and former American officials told the New York Times.
> Investigators were uncertain whether the breach was a result of a
> double agent within the CIA who had betrayed the U.S. or whether the
> Chinese had hacked the communications system used by the agency to be
> in contact with foreign sources. The Times reported Saturday citing
> former American officials from the final weeks of 2010 till the end of
> 2012, the Chinese killed up to 20 CIA sources.