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CIA Operational Security Failures: Black Hat 2013

HackersOnBoard · Talk · 25 min · 2013 · YouTube title: Black Hat 2013 - OPSEC Failures of Spies
Why it's here

HN commenters cite it as a compelling demonstration that metadata identifies people, and as a great watch on sloppy CIA tradecraft.

What it covers

Matthew Cole's Black Hat 2013 talk on operational security failures by CIA operatives. It covers the Abu Omar case and how sloppy tradecraft with cell phones exposed officers through call records and metadata.