Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked

But Kevin McSheehan was able to redirect potential CIA contacts to his own Telegram channel

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Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked
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The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) account on X, formerly known as Twitter, displays a link to a Telegram channel for informants.

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But Kevin McSheehan was able to redirect potential CIA contacts to his own Telegram channel.

The CIA is a US government organisation known for gathering secret intelligence information, often over the internet, from a vast network of spies and tipsters around the world

Its official X account, with nearly 3.5 million followers, is used to promote the agency and encourage people to get in touch to protect US national security.


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