A recent deep dive into this case from The New Yorker:<p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/13/the-surreal-case-of-a-cia-hackers-revenge" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/13/the-surreal-ca...</a>
We all knew they were doing it, this leaker's only crime is discrediting the agencies convenient brushoff where they'd label everyone a "conspiracy theorist" for even considering they have these capacities.<p>"Spooks in my wires?! It's more likely than you think!"
If you're going to illegally leak sensitive information, give it to journalists, not WikiLeaks.<p>Good journalists know how to balance public safety and public interest, and have the resources to redact dangerous information. WikiLeaks is much more anarchic and leans heavily towards total disclosure.
It's crazy how much power government bureaucrats have. They can instantly ruin someone's life if they want to. They're unelected and leech off of the taxpayer as well. Our government should be run like a public, for-profit corporation, with each taxpayer as shareholder.
Half way thru the article I feel confused. How can hi-grade IT specialist make so many ridiculous mistakes building up his own safety measures? I mean, when you put your bluetooth pin-pass on a sticker at home is one thing, but when you deal with THIS - ... hardly believable.