Press Play with Madeleine Brand
NSA contractor accused of stealing top secret government info
Three years after the Edward Snowden leaks, the FBI has arrested another National Security Agency contractor. They’re investigating whether 51-year-old Harold T. Martin stole and leaked classified computer codes used to hack foreign governments.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThree years after the Edward Snowden leaks, the FBI has arrested another National Security Agency contractor. They’re investigating whether 51-year-old Harold T. Martin stole and leaked classified computer codes used to hack foreign governments. It’s not clear what Martin might’ve done with the information or why he would’ve taken it, but this could be a big embarrassment to the NSA, and one that raises questions about the role of its contractors.
