Organisation
organisation:central_intelligence_agency
Also: CIA, agency
A United States intelligence agency mentioned as part of the US intelligence community.
A United States intelligence agency mentioned as part of the US intelligence community.
“The US has the Central Intelligence Agency”
US intelligence organisation involved in monitoring nuclear proliferation and discussed as likely introducing sabotaged equipment into Iran’s supply chain.
“The CIA were likely the ones introducing this faulty equipment into the facility”
“They had been working for a while to infiltrate the A.Q. Khan network”
U.S. intelligence agency associated in the episode with William Basil and the alleged Vodafone operation.
“they used a CIA agent named William Basil”
“he was working for the CIA”
US intelligence agency described as participating in the market for externally developed zero-day capabilities.
“agencies like the CIA”
U.S. intelligence organisation that David Petraeus is identified as having directed.
“Petraeus was director of the CIA”
US intelligence agency employing case officers to collect foreign intelligence.
“He was officially hired by the Central Intelligence Agency as a case officer.”
“The CIA wanted to get into there, but they couldn’t; security was just too tight.”
US intelligence agency credited in the episode with developing Weeping Angel.
“There’s a thing that the CIA developed called Weeping Angel.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | zero-day exploit | Attributed | 98 |
| outgoing | USES | social engineering | Explicit | 116 |
| outgoing | USES | human intelligence | Explicit | 116 |
| outgoing | USES | MICE | Explicit | 116 |
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | National Security Agency | Explicit | 116 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Nation State Actor | Explicit | 10 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Stuxnet | Uncertain | 29 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | William Basil | Attributed | 64 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | David Petraeus | Explicit | 108 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | Operation Lying Doggo | Explicit | 116 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Jim Lawler | Explicit | 116 |
| incoming | DEVELOPED_BY | Weeping Angel | Explicit | 146 |
Nation State Actor ASSOCIATED_WITH Central Intelligence Agency
Nation State Actors are described as hacking groups operating inside government agencies; the CIA is given as an example of a U.S. intelligence agency.
Explicit Confidence 82% · Jack Rhysider EP 10 Details
“the hacking groups that are inside government agencies, otherwise known as Nation State Actors”
“The US has the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and others.”
Stuxnet ASSOCIATED_WITH Central Intelligence Agency
The episode presents the CIA as possibly involved in earlier sabotage and intelligence collection connected to the Stuxnet operation.
Uncertain Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 29 Details
“The CIA were likely the ones introducing this faulty equipment into the facility”
William Basil MEMBER_OF Central Intelligence Agency
James Bamford described William Basil as a CIA agent.
Attributed Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 64 Details
“they used a CIA agent named William Basil.”
Central Intelligence Agency USES zero-day exploit
The CIA is listed among agencies participating in the market for privately developed zero-day exploits.
Attributed Confidence 87% · Nicole Perlroth EP 98 Details
“agencies like the CIA ... were trying to play the NSA’s game but didn’t have the same talent pool in-house”
David Petraeus MEMBER_OF Central Intelligence Agency
David Petraeus is described as having been director of the CIA.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 108 Details
“Petraeus was director of the CIA”
Operation Lying Doggo INVOLVES Central Intelligence Agency
Operation Lying Doggo is described as a CIA operation to infiltrate a high-security area using a disguised dog.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“there was a CIA operation which required the Special Agents to buy one of these big dogs”
Central Intelligence Agency USES social engineering
Jack says the CIA uses the same social-engineering techniques used to gather unauthorized data.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“the CIA uses the exact same techniques to gather foreign intelligence”
Central Intelligence Agency USES human intelligence
The CIA is described as collecting human intelligence through recruited insiders and sources.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“this is called collecting HUMINT, human intelligence”
Jim Lawler MEMBER_OF Central Intelligence Agency
Jim Lawler was officially hired by the CIA as a case officer.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“He was officially hired by the Central Intelligence Agency as a case officer”
Central Intelligence Agency USES MICE
MICE is described as an acronym used by the CIA to outline ways of persuading or recruiting a source.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“There’s an acronym the CIA uses called MICE”
Central Intelligence Agency ASSOCIATED_WITH National Security Agency
Jack says the CIA often works closely with the NSA on missions combining human and signals intelligence.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 116 Details
“the CIA often works closely with the NSA to conduct certain missions”
Weeping Angel DEVELOPED_BY Central Intelligence Agency
Jack says the CIA developed Weeping Angel.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 146 Details
“There’s a thing that the CIA developed called Weeping Angel.”