https://www.cypher-news.com/2025/12/goofy-star-wars-fan-pages-were-a-cia-spy-operation-that-got-people-killed/?utm_source=home-top-stories
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On paper, it sounded clever. In reality, it was dangerous and very sloppy.
In order to make this work, all the sites had to share painfully obvious coding patterns. The hidden message functions were literally labeled "password" and "message" in the source code. So, that meant anyone with basic tech knowledge could spot that something was off. And even worse, the CIA bought IP addresses in bulk. That meant once a foreign intelligence service identified one site, they could easily find dozens more just by changing a digit or two..."
