Operation Dimwit, the mission to rescue a TikTok prankster from North Korea, has hit a snag. During a bathroom break, a member of the elite rescue team was identified by a biometric scan of his buttocks.
North Korean outhouses are now reportedly fitted with sensors that identify individuals by unique anatomical features. The agent's derriere proved to be his Achilles' heel, revealing his nationality and compromising the operation.
Social media ridicule was immediate, much of it asking why anyone would put high-tech surveillance in an outhouse. Defense analysts asked a sharper question: how North Korea had a reference image of the agent's buttocks on file.
The US government refuses to confirm or deny the reports. The agent's whereabouts are unknown. The detained TikToker has posted a reaction video.
