Central Intelligence Agency

CIA Says Mistakenly 'Shredded' US Senate Torture Report Then Did Not

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 18, 2017

The Central Intelligence Agency thought for months that it had mistakenly shredded a massive U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation techniques" before suddenly discovering that its copy had not been lost after all, an agency official said on Tuesday.

Did CIA Try To Protect Mahatma Gandhi, PIL Asks

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

Did the Office of Strategic Services or OSS, an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II and a predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA, try to protect Mahatma Gandhi?

WikiLeaks Exposes CIA's Secret Missile Control System

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 8, 2017

WikiLeaks has released several documents of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) secret missile control system, the organisation announced.

Russia Not Reason For US Ending CIA Arms To Syria Rebels: General

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 22, 2017

The head of the US military's special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

North Korea Accuses CIA Of Plotting To Assassinate Kim Jong Un

World News | Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | Saturday May 6, 2017

North Korea accused the United States and South Korean intelligence agencies Friday of plotting to kill the nation's leader, Kim Jong Un, using "biochemical substances."

North Korea Accuses CIA Of 'Bio-Chemical' Plot Against Leadership

World News | Reuters | Friday May 5, 2017

North Korea on Friday accused the US Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea's intelligence service of a plot to attack its "supreme leadership" with a bio-chemical weapon and said such a "pipe-dream" could never succeed.

Central Intelligence Agency Chief Mike Pompeo: WikiLeaks Is 'Hostile Intelligence Service'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 14, 2017

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded WikiLeaks a "hostile intelligence service," saying it threatens democratic nations and joins hands with dictators.

Stockholm Terror Attack: 1 Arrested After 4 Killed By Truck Driven Into Crowd In Stockholm

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 8, 2017

Sweden early Saturday arrested a man for a "terrorist crime", prosecutors said, hours after a beer truck ploughed into a crowd outside a busy department store in central Stockholm, killing four.

Wikileaks' Latest Release Of CIA Cyber Tools Could Blow Cover On Agency Hacking Operations

World News | Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post | Saturday April 1, 2017

The material includes the secret source code of an "obfuscation" technique used by the CIA so its malware can evade detection by antivirus systems.

A Scramble at Cisco Exposes Uncomfortable Truths About US Cyber Defence

Reuters | Thursday March 30, 2017

Cisco engineers worked around the clock for days to analyse the means of attack, create fixes, and craft a stopgap warning.

WikiLeaks Releases CIA Hacks Of Apple Mac Computers

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 24, 2017

The Central Intelligence Agency is able to permanently infect an Apple Mac computer so that even reinstalling the operating system will not erase the bug, according to documents published Thursday by WikiLeaks.

Donald Trump Gives CIA Authority To Conduct Drone Strikes: Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 14, 2017

US President Donald Trump has given the Central Intelligence Agency new authority to conduct drone attacks against suspected militants, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing US officials.

WikiLeaks Will Share CIA Hacking Tools With Tech Companies: Julian Assange

World News | Reuters | Friday March 10, 2017

WikiLeaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it possesses, to allow them to patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange said on Thursday.

WikiLeaks Disclosures Help US Adversaries: CIA

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 9, 2017

The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering Washington's fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy site claimed was a trove of CIA hacking tools.

WikiLeaks: CIA Is Using Popular TVs, Smartphones And Cars To Spy On Their Owners

World News | Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima, Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post | Wednesday March 8, 2017

The latest revelations about the U.S. government's powerful hacking tools potentially take surveillance right into the homes and pockets of billions of users worldwide, showing how everyday devices can be turned to spy on their owners.

I Didn't Think I'd Ever Leave The CIA. But Because Of Trump, I Quit.

Opinion | Edward Price, The Washington Post | Tuesday February 21, 2017

Nearly 15 years ago, I informed my skeptical father that I was pursuing a job with the Central Intelligence Agency. Among his many concerns was that others would never believe I had resigned from the agency when I sought my next job. "Once CIA, always CIA," he said. But that didn't give me pause. This wouldn't be just my first real job, I thought t...

CIA Assessed Rajiv Gandhi Assassination 5 Years Before He Was Killed

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 30, 2017

Five years before Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991, the US Central Intelligence Agency had prepared a very detailed and thorough "brief" on what would happen if he is assassinated or makes an "abrupt departure" from the Indian political scene.

Pakistan Will Not Free Doctor Who Helped US Find Osama Bin Laden

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 18, 2017

A jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will be neither released nor handed to the United States, Pakistan's law minister has told legislators, media reported on Wednesday.

Intelligence Bureau, CBI among 32 Government Organisations Yet To Digitise Work

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 11, 2016

Central police organisations like IB, CBI and NIA are among 32 government entities which are yet to implement e-office project.

CIA Weapons For Syrian Rebels Sold To Arms Black Market: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday June 27, 2016

Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American and Jordanian officials.

More ISIS Fighters Worldwide Than Al Qaeda At Its Height: CIA Director

World News | Reuters | Friday June 17, 2016

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, said on Thursday there were tens of thousands of ISIS fighters around the world, more than al Qaeda at its height.

ISIS Aiming To Deploy Operatives To The West: CIA Chief

World News | Associated Press | Friday June 17, 2016

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan will tell Congress on Thursday that ISIS terrorists are training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West and will rely more on guerrilla-style tactics to compensate for their territorial losses.

Declassified US Document Suggests Pak ISI Link To Attack On CIA Agents

World News | Reuters | Friday April 15, 2016

A Pakistani intelligence officer paid $200,000 to an extremist network to facilitate a deadly suicide bomb attack on CIA operatives at a base in Afghanistan in 2009, according to a declassified US government document obtained by an independent research group.

Barack Obama To Discuss ISIS At CIA Next Week

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 9, 2016

US President Barack Obama will convene a meeting of his National Security Council next week at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters to review the fight against ISIS terrorists, the White House said on Friday.

Central Intelligence Agency Head In Moscow This Month, Discussed Bashar Al-Assad Leaving Power: Reports

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 29, 2016

The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency raised the issue of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaving power when he visited Moscow at the start of March, RIA news agency said on Monday, citing the U.S. Embassy in Russia.

Lawmakers Urge Barack Obama To Allow CIA Target-Killing Of ISIS Leaders

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 25, 2016

Leaders of the US Senate intelligence committee were secretly pushing President Barack Obama to allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out target killings against ISIS leaders, local media reported on Thursday.

US Group Says George Bush Should Be Investigated for Torture Conspiracy

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 1, 2015

Former president George W. Bush and a raft of senior US officials from his administration should be investigated for conspiracy to torture and for other crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.

'Backdoor to Encryption Won't Stop Terrorists'

Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg | Thursday November 19, 2015

Michael Morell, former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told "60 Minutes" on Sunday.

Russian Ex-Cop Sentenced to Prison For 'Spying For CIA'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 12, 2015

Russia today sentenced a former policeman to 13 years in prison on high treason charges, accusing him of spying for the CIA, the security service said.

Pak Used Taliban to Counter India in Afghanistan: CIA Chief's Hacked Emails

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 26, 2015

Pakistan uses militants as proxies to counter India's growing influence in Afghanistan, according to a set of documents released by WikiLeaks from the hacked personal email account of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, John Brennan.