Iran intelligence says thwarts cyber espionage network linked to CIA

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Xinhuanet
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Chen Zhuo
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2019-06-18 23:21:48

TEHRAN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Intelligence Ministry has identified and dismantled a big spy network affiliated to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday.

The ministry adopted an approach to identify spies inside the country, official IRNA news agency reported.

The CIA had designed a website and a special e-space in an expansive espionage system for each of the spies, an unnamed official of Intelligence Ministry said.

The official said that the sources and spies who were discovered were CIA experts.

The spies working for the CIA used to cover various industrial, military, cyber, economic and infrastructural spheres, the official noted.

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