A man exploited a glitch in the CIA's X account to redirect Russian informants to his own Telegram channel

• An American cybersecurity expert noticed a glitch on the CIA's X account.
• X truncated a CIA link meant for Russian informants. Kevin McSheehan claimed the Telegram username.
• He said he exploited the glitch to stop hostile actors from intercepting Western intelligence.

An American cybersecurity researcher exploited a glitch on the CIA's X account to redirect potential Russian informants to his own Telegram channel, according to BBC News.

Kevin McSheehan, 37, said he identified and exploited the glitch on X, formerly known as Twitter, to prevent any hostile actors from capitalizing on the mistake.