as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against the
Passage Relay Network and the operators who maintained it.
National Bureau of Investigations
Primary Agency
Department of Cyber Affairs
Technical Authority
International Cyber Security Bureau
Joint Task Force
Office of Secure Comms Interdiction
Investigative Arm
The action has been taken in coordination with the Office of the
Independent Counsel for Operational Security, the Criminal Division of the
National Bureau of Investigations, and the Department of Cyber Affairs,
with support from the Office of Secure Communications Interdiction.
All message traffic, keystroke telemetry, session logs, and associated
accounts associated with this relay have been preserved. The operator of
Relay VIE-7, a currently serving field officer, is the subject of an active
investigation. One embedded asset, in place for four years, has been
identified and is being processed separately.
The underlying correspondence is restricted. Access to
preserved sessions is limited to reviewing authorities.
CASE REFERENCE SA-1971-HK-0407 RELAY VIE-7 · LOCATION UNDISCLOSED SUBJECT 1 (operator, serving) ASSET 1 (embedded, 4 years) SESSION WINDOW 30 minutes maximum STANDING ORDERS no real names · no Thursday or Friday morning access
WARNING — CONTINUED ACCESS
Any attempt to reach this relay outside a scheduled window, or any use of
operative vocabulary, real names, or dead-drop addresses on the open line,
will be logged and added to the record.
This is a work of fiction. The National Bureau of Investigations, the
Department of Cyber Affairs, the International Cyber Security Bureau, the
Office of Secure Communications Interdiction, the Office of the Independent
Counsel for Operational Security, and every official, operation, and case
reference shown above are invented for this narrative and do not depict or
refer to any real agency, organization, government, or person.