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www.mediaite.com
2 months ago
Marketing

Then-President Trump Reportedly Authorized the CIA To Use Chinese Social Media Against Its Government

Trump authorized CIA to use Chinese social media against Xi Jinping's government in 2019.
CIA created a team to spread negative narratives about Chinese government on social media and news outlets. [ more ]
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Axios
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Ex-software engineer behind largest leak in CIA history sentenced to 40 years in prison

Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for largest data breach in agency's history.
Schulte's theft and disclosure caused significant damage to CIA operations and national security. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Ex-CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years for giving secrets to WikiLeaks

Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for espionage, hacking, and child pornography charges.
Schulte's actions were characterized as the largest data breach in CIA history and one of the largest unauthorized disclosures of classified information in US history. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Law

Former CIA engineer gets 40 years for giving agency's hacking secrets to WikiLeaks

Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for theft of classified information and possession of child sexual abuse images.
The leak revealed CIA's hacking operations and attempts to turn smart devices into listening devices.
Schulte called his prison conditions a 'torture cage' and accused the government of seeking vengeance rather than justice. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
New York City

C.I.A. Computer Engineer Who Leaked Secrets Is Sentenced to 40 Years

Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks.
Schulte's actions were described as a 'digital Pearl Harbor' and caused significant damage to national security. [ more ]
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New York Post
3 months ago
New York City

CIA leaker Josh Schulte to serve 40 years after 'offending' judge by comparing NYC jail to Nazi camp

Former CIA computer analyst Joshua Schulte received a 40-year sentence for leaking government hacking tools and possessing child pornography.
Schulte compared his conditions at a New York City lockup to Nazi concentration camps, offending the judge. [ more ]
Futurism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Deploys Powerful New AI Completely Disconnected From the Internet

Microsoft develops air-gapped AI model for US intelligence agencies to analyze top-secret data safely. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago
Europe news

CIA warns 'Ukraine is running out of ammunition' as Russia could be close to a breakthrough

Ukraine needs urgent military support
US Congress is delaying further military aid [ more ]
www.rferl.org
3 months ago
Europe news

EU Raises Concerns Over Kosovo's Move Banning Dinar Use, Urges 'Sufficient' Transition Period

Russia's war against Ukraine has eroded Putin's grip on power and weakened the Russian military.
CIA Director William Burns urges US lawmakers to provide weapons and equipment to Ukraine for geopolitical and industry benefits. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US politics

C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed confessed to planning the 9/11 attacks during questioning.
CIA punished Mohammed for discussing 9/11 attacks instead of focusing on Al Qaeda's future plans. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
US politics

C.I.A. Homes In on Hamas Leadership, U.S. Officials Say

The CIA is collecting information on senior Hamas leaders and providing it to Israel for their war in Gaza.
A task force was created after the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel to collect intelligence on Hamas' leadership. [ more ]
The Paris Review
4 months ago
Books

Invisible Ink: At the CIA's Creative Writing Group - The Paris Review

The CIA has a creative writing group called Invisible Ink that invites guest speakers.
The author was unsure why they were invited and speculated on possible reasons. [ more ]
New York Post
4 months ago
Coronavirus

CIA accused of hiding records on paying to bury COVID lab leak report

An offshoot of the conservative Heritage Foundation is suing the Central Intelligence Agency, accusing it of withholding records detailing payoffs to analysts in order to bury findings that a lab leak was the most likely explanation for the COVID-19 pandemic.
WSJ
4 months ago
World news

American Spies Confront a New, Formidable China

WASHINGTON-Beijing's spycatchers all but blinded the U.S. in China a decade ago when they systematically rounded up a network of Chinese agents working for the CIA.
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