CIA Launches New Recruitment Drive for Informants in China, Iran, and North Korea

The CIA has expanded its efforts to recruit informants from authoritarian regimes by providing secure communication instructions in local languages.

The CIA is targeting potential informants in China, Iran, and North Korea with online instructions in Mandarin, Farsi, and Korean.
Instructions are shared on platforms like Telegram, YouTube, and the dark web, focusing on secure communication methods using VPNs and Tor.
This initiative follows a similar successful campaign in Russia, with the CIA adapting to increased global surveillance and state repression.
The agency emphasizes the safety of informants by advising on internet privacy measures and the use of untraceable devices.
Chinese officials have criticized the campaign as a disinformation effort, while the CIA aims to exploit discontent within authoritarian regimes.