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It seems like somebody in Langley, Virginia has a sense of humour. Eager to stop damaging thefts and leaks of confidential data, the CIA has reportedly started a WikiLeaks Task Force, widely known in CIA circles as WTF.

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Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force. But at CIA headquarters, it’s mainly known by its all-too-apt acronym: W.T.F. The irreverence is perhaps understandable for an agency that has been relatively unscathed by WikiLeaks. Only a handful of CIA files have surfaced on the WikiLeaks Web site, and records from other agencies posted online reveal remarkably little about CIA employees or operations. Even so, CIA officials said the agency is conducting an extensive inventory of the classified information, which is routinely distributed on a dozen or more networks that connect agency employees around the world.

For those who don’t use internet or text-messaging slang, WTF is a common acronym that stands for “What the F—.”

WTF is more commonly associated with the Facebook and Twitter profiles of teenagers than secret agency committees. Given that its expanded version is usually an expression of extreme disbelief, perhaps the term is apt for the CIA’s investigation.