UK intelligence agents have been moved as both Russia and China had deciphered classified information which reveals how they operate، according to a senior government official.
According to reports، both nations have decrypted documents stolen by the infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden، who had recently leaked information about CIA scandals.
The government source regarding the matter، told BBC news، that the countries “have information” that led to agents being moved from their current-dispatched locations، but added that there was “no evidence” any of the intelligence agents had been harmed.
Mr. Snowden had leaked confidential espionage-agency details two years back.
The ex-CIA contractor had left US back in 2013، after releasing details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence to media. Shortly after the leak-incident Snowden took sanctuary from Russia، where he currently resides.
Snowden’s whistleblower act took on headlines on international media، as it was reported US security agency NSA had been tapping mobile phones of millions of American citizens، to monitor possible terror threats.