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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 ...
Bloomberg News
Snowden Used ‘Web Crawler’ to Scrape NSA, New York Times Says
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
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