Morning Jolt: How to Catch a Leaker

On the menu today: The leak of classified information has "left the U.S. relationship with its allies in a state of crisis," according to Politico. Tracking the leak to its source might be a surprisingly easy task, if U.S. authorities can get a good look — really, a microscopic look — at the documents. Meanwhile, while the headlines scream about Western "special forces operating in Ukraine," the actual duties of those forces are the non-combat tasks of protecting Western diplomats and embassies in a country at war.

Following the Trail

Back in June 2017, National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner — a name that would likely get rejected by an editor of a spy novel for its heavy-handed irony — was arrested and charged with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, The Intercept.

Robert Graham, writing at the blog Errata Security, contended that The Intercept inadvertently helped Winner get caught by ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 12 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 12 2023 How to Catch a Leaker On the menu today: The leak of classified information has "left the U.S. relationship with its allies in a state of crisis," according to Politico. Tracking the leak to its source might be a surprisingly easy task, if U.S. authorities can get a good look — really, a microscopic look — at the documents. Meanwhile, while the headlines scream about Western "special forces operating in Ukraine," the actual duties of those forces are the non-combat tasks of protecting Western diplomats and embassies in a country at war. Following the Trail Back in June 2017, National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner — a name that would likely get rejected by an editor of a spy novel for its heavy-handed irony — was arrested and charged with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, The Intercept. Robert Graham, writing at the blog Errata Security, contended that The Intercept inadvertently helped Winner get caught by ...   READ MORE

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