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After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber 'Blind Spot'

10:35am April 06, 2021

by Greg Myre

By law, the government can't monitor domestic Internet traffic. Hackers suspected of being Russian exploited this blind spot by disguising their origins and working through unwitting U.S. companies.

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A federal court is ordering ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, seen here in November, to pay more than $5 million in profits and royalties from his 2019 memoir and speeches.

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Court Rules Edward Snowden Must Pay More Than $5 Million From Memoir And Speeches

6:31pm October 01, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

A U.S. District Court sided with the Justice Department, arguing that by publishing 2019's Permanent Record, Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements signed while working for the NSA and CIA.

The former director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Mike Rogers, tells NPR that in the run-up to the 2016 election he wishes "we had taken more direct, more public action (against Russia) sooner as opposed to doing so after the election." He's shown

Ex-Intel Chief: 'I Wish We Had Taken More Action' Against Russian Meddling

4:32pm August 25, 2020

by Greg Myre

Former NSA chief Mike Rogers says the intelligence community knew Russia was taking unprecedented steps during the 2016 election, but only later did it fully grasp the extent of that effort.

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Journalist Barton Gellman's new book, Dark Mirror, focuses on his complicated working relationship with Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked the agency's secret surveillance programs. Here, Snowden, who has lived in Mo

In 'Dark Mirror,' Reporter Concludes: 'Snowden Did Substantially More Good Than Harm'

6:01am May 19, 2020

by Greg Myre

Edward Snowden handpicked Barton Gellman as one of three journalists he would work with to reveal government secrets. Gellman's book is an in-depth look at where he agreed and disagreed with Snowden.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, on a video link in Moscow, speaks to the crowd on a giant screen at festival in Roskilde, Denmark, in 2016. "You are being watched all the time and you have no privacy," Snowden said.

In 'Permanent Record,' Edward Snowden Says 'Exile Is An Endless Layover'

3:01pm September 13, 2019

by Greg Myre

In his memoir, the former NSA contractor says he believes he has been proven right as the U.S. has amended laws regarding government surveillance. But the government still wants to prosecute him.

The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Paul Nakasone, often speaks about "persistent engagement" as a way to keep up pressure on adversaries in cyberspace. Since he took over last year, the spy agency has been pursuing a more assertive approac

'Persistent Engagement': The Phrase Driving A More Assertive U.S. Spy Agency

7:15pm August 26, 2019

by Greg Myre

For the director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Paul Nakasone, it means relentlessly tracking adversaries in cyberspace and increasingly taking action against them.

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Former NSA contractor Harold Martin III pleaded guilty in March after he was accused of a massive theft of classified government information.

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Ex-NSA Contractor Who Stole Top Secret Documents Is Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

1:36pm July 19, 2019

Harold Martin committed the massive theft of government documents over decades, storing files in his car and Maryland home. "My methods were wrong, illegal and highly questionable," Martin said.

A contractor, who federal prosecutors say stole classified information from government agencies, including the National Security Agency, pleaded guilty on Thursday.

Former NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Classified Information

7:49pm March 28, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Harold Martin, a 54-year-old Navy veteran, was arrested in 2016. Authorities said he amassed a staggering trove of government documents, endangering U.S. national security.

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who leads the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, testifies on Capitol Hill in January. Nakasone has been calling for the U.S. to take a harder line against rivals in cyberspace. He said the U.S. sent three Cyber Comm

The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace — And Drops Some Hints

8:53am March 26, 2019

by Greg Myre

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the secretive National Security Agency and Cyber Command, is promising more aggressive cybermeasures against rivals. And he's talking about it — at least a little.

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Rob Storch, who became inspector general of the NSA this year, says he believes the agency should have a "robust whistleblower program."

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From Inside The NSA, A Call For More Whistleblowers

6:09pm October 09, 2018

by Greg Myre

The National Security Agency has a reputation as the nation's most secretive intelligence agency. But a new inspector general arrived this year and is calling for a "robust whistleblower program."

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