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The indictment against Daniel Hale includes a chart of secret and top secret documents that he acquired and printed.

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U.S. Charges Former Intelligence Analyst With Leaking Classified Data To Reporter

3:54pm May 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Daniel Everette Hale of Nashville, Tenn., could face up to 50 years in prison if he's convicted. He's accused of printing dozens of documents — including 11 that were marked as secret or top secret.

Reality Winner leaves the Augusta Courthouse on June 8, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. Winner, a former intelligence industry contractor, pleaded guilty to leaking National Security Agency documents.

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Reality Winner Sentenced To 5 Years, 3 Months For Leaking Classified Info

2:40pm August 23, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Winner, a former NSA contractor, pleaded guilty in June. Prosecutors say her 63-month sentence will be the longest ever served by a federal defendant for leaking to the press.

Reality Winner, shown exiting the Augusta Courthouse on June 8, 2017, has pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act. She was an intelligence industry contractor accused of leaking National Security Agency documents to a news site.

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Reality Winner, Accused Of Leaking Classified Documents, Pleads Guilty

6:13pm June 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Winner reached a plea deal with prosecutors that calls for her to serve more than five years in prison. She was charged with violating the Espionage Act by sending NSA documents to a news site.

VR Systems provides voter registration software and hardware to elections offices in eight states.

Despite NSA Claim, Elections Vendor Denies System Was Compromised In Hack Attempt

1:22pm June 20, 2017

by Pam Fessler

"Even though NSA says it's likely that we opened them, we did not," VR Systems COO Ben Martin says of emails that came into the company's system.

After the WannaCry cyberattack hit computer systems worldwide, Microsoft says governments should report software vulnerabilities instead of collecting them. Here, a ransom window announces the encryption of data on a transit display in eastern Germany on

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WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For 'Stockpiling' Vulnerabilities

11:07am May 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The NSA's losing control of the software behind the WannaCry cyberattack is like "the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen," Microsoft President Brad Smith says.

A seal at the CIA headquarters, photographed in February 2016. The alleged CIA documents reveal a hacking program that is very different from the one uncovered by Edward Snowden's NSA leak.

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The CIA Document Dump Isn't Exactly Snowden 2.0. Here's Why

5:15pm March 08, 2017

The alleged CIA documents reveal a hacking program that is very different from the one uncovered by Edward Snowden's NSA leak. One distinction: Mass surveillance vs. targeted attacks.

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Ex-NSA Contractor Accused Of Theft Must Remain In Federal Custody, Judge Orders

5:35pm October 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge said that Harold T. Martin III, who is accused of stealing classified government documents and property, "is a serious risk to the public" and presents a flight risk.

The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

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U.S. Calls Alleged Theft By NSA Contractor 'Breathtaking' In Longevity, Scale

5:14pm October 20, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Federal prosecutors said in court documents that they plan to file Espionage Act charges against a former NSA contractor accused of stealing a huge trove of government secrets.

A 2013 photo shows the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

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'Shadow Brokers' Claim To Have Hacked The NSA's Hackers

3:34pm August 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

An online auction promises to sell NSA files to the highest bitcoin bidder. The site is bizarre, but "teaser" files released as a preview have captured the attention of the cybersecurity world.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appears on Capitol Hill in February.

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U.S. Spy Chief Considers Disclosing Number Of Americans Surveilled Online

4:31pm April 25, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

National Intelligence Director James Clapper says there are multiple obstacles in calculating just how many U.S. citizens are ensnared in government data-collection programs targeting foreigners.