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Ex-C.I.A. Analyst Faces Trial in Biggest Leak of Agency’s History - The New York Times
Joshua Schulte, a computer engineer, gave reams of confidential documents to WikiLeaks exposing the agency’s hacking tools, prosecutors say.
Three years ago, WikiLeaks published thousands of pages of secret documents about how the Central Intelligence Agency hacks into overseas targets, revealing its ability to compromise smartphones and turn certain televisions into listening devices.
The breach, known as the Vault 7 leak, was the largest disclosure of classified C.I.A. information in the spy agency’s history and caused “catastrophic” damage to national security, the government said.[paywall]
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The leaker (I can think of other terms to describe him) is a 31-year-old computer engineer.
Joshua Schulte, a computer engineer, gave reams of confidential documents to WikiLeaks exposing the agency’s hacking tools, prosecutors say.
Three years ago, WikiLeaks published thousands of pages of secret documents about how the Central Intelligence Agency hacks into overseas targets, revealing its ability to compromise smartphones and turn certain televisions into listening devices.
The breach, known as the Vault 7 leak, was the largest disclosure of classified C.I.A. information in the spy agency’s history and caused “catastrophic” damage to national security, the government said.[paywall]
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The leaker (I can think of other terms to describe him) is a 31-year-old computer engineer.