Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who exposed secret U.S. intelligence programs, used automated “web crawler” software to scrape classified information from the National Security Agency’s systems, the New York Times reported, citing a senior intelligence official.
Snowden was able to access and download the data using unsophisticated software because he was working at an agency location that didn’t have modern security safeguards, according to the Times.
Snowden took advantage of the NSA’s “rudimentary protections against insiders” looking to steal information, the Times said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Joshua Gallu in Washington at jgallu@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Maura Reynolds at mreynolds34@bloomberg.net
Snowden was able to access and download the data using unsophisticated software because he was working at an agency location that didn’t have modern security safeguards, according to the Times.
Snowden took advantage of the NSA’s “rudimentary protections against insiders” looking to steal information, the Times said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Joshua Gallu in Washington at jgallu@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Maura Reynolds at mreynolds34@bloomberg.net
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