Washington/Moscow: American intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA) use advanced technology, cyber warfare, and human sources to get sensitive information from Russia and China. According to a former Pentagon official and cyber security experts, these methods often challenge legal and moral boundaries. Let's know 5 major intelligence strategies of America:
1. Signal Intelligence (Sigint): Secret interruption of communications
-NSA Role: US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepted Russian-Chinese military, diplomatic and commercial communication with satellites, sea level cables, and data centers .
PRISM Program: Edward Snowden in 2013 leaked that NSA has access to Google, Facebook and Microsoft data.
Recent example: In 2022, the US discovered the plans to attack Taiwan by hacking the email server of China's PLA (People's Liberation Army).
2. Human Intelligence (Humint): Detective and Intelligence
-Cia Scheme: Information is obtained by Russia-China government officials, scientists, or traders by money, shelter, or blackmail .
Diplomatic covers: CIA agents posted in American embassies make contact with local people.
Example: In 2020, China caught 18 CIA agents, who were taking information from party officials.
3. Cyber Espiant: Hacking and Malware
Solarwinds Hack: In 2020, Russian hackers infiltrated US government networks, but CIA used the same technology to steal data from Russia's SVR (Intelligence Agency).
Stuxet Virus: The virus, which targeted the Iran nuclear program, was created by CIA and Israel.
4. Geoints: Satellites and Drons
Monitoring of NRA: Satellites of the National Recognition Office (NRA) take the Russian-Chinese army bustle, missile sites, and Naval Base HD images.
Example: In 2023, American satellites tracked China's spy belloon, after which he was killed.
5. Open-SOS Intelligence (Osint): Social Media and AI
AI Tools: American agencies use artificial intelligence to gather information from social media posts, research papers, and public databases.
Examples: His location in Ukraine was detected by Russian soldiers' Instagram posts.
Russia-China counter-intelligence strategy
Encryption: Technology like quantum encryption for sensitive communication.
Detective Crafts: China neutralized more than 50 CIA sources in 2021-23.
Cyber attacks: Russian hackers group "Koa" targeted the US energy grid in 2022.
Experts warning:
Edward Snowdon (whistleblower): "NSA's surveillance is a threat to the privacy of citizens."
Stanford University Report: "Cyber war is increasing tension in international relations."