The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site

An amateur security researcher, Ciro Santilli, uncovered a network of CIA websites, including a Star Wars fan site, used for covert communication with informants. Santilli’s investigation, driven by interest in Chinese politics and spy novels, revealed a broader understanding of the CIA’s interests and targeted democracies. The findings shed light on the CIA’s covert communication channels, which were exposed in Iran, leading to the deaths of CIA sources in China.