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Former CIA Engineer Sentenced to 40 Years for Leaking Classified Documents

By Newsroom — February 2nd 2024 at 10:40
A former software engineer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for transmitting classified documents to WikiLeaks and for possessing child pornographic material. Joshua Adam Schulte, 35, was originally charged in June 2018. He was found guilty in July 2022. On September 13, 2023, he was&
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Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Pleads Guilty for Creating TrickBot Malware

By Newsroom — December 2nd 2023 at 07:52
A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and deploying a malware known as TrickBot, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. Vladimir Dunaev, 40, was arrested in South Korea in September 2021 and extradited to the U.S. a month later. "Dunaev developed browser modifications and malicious tools that aided in credential harvesting and data
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Former CIA Engineer Convicted of Leaking 'Vault 7' Hacking Secrets to WikiLeaks

By Ravie Lakshmanan — July 14th 2022 at 15:06
Joshua Schulte, a former programmer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been found guilty of leaking a trove of classified hacking tools and exploits dubbed Vault 7 to WikiLeaks. The 33-year-old engineer had been charged in June 2018 with unauthorized disclosure of classified information and theft of classified material. Schulte also faces a separate trial on charges related to
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