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Extraction Summary
3
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / congressional evidence
File Size:
1.36 MB
Summary
This document is page 233 from a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the file name and ISBN 9780451494566 corresponding to 'How America Lost Its Secrets') titled 'The Russians Are Coming' or similar. It discusses the NSA's capabilities in cracking Tor networks, specifically referencing the capture of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht and Edward Snowden's activities in Hawaii. The text also highlights the SVR's (Russian intelligence) interest in infiltrating the NSA, potentially through a disgruntled contractor like Snowden.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Snowden | NSA contractor/Subject |
Operated a Tor exit node in 2012 near Hawaii; arrived in Hong Kong with Level 3 NSA files.
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| Ross Ulbricht | Founder of Silk Road |
Discovered his Tor software did not make his server invisible; currently serving a life sentence.
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| Morell | Former CIA deputy director |
Author of 'The Great War of Our Time' (2015); quoted regarding NSA cyber security.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Tor |
Anonymity network software targeted by intelligence agencies.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; discussed regarding its tracking capabilities and vulnerabilities.
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| Silk Road |
Illicit marketplace founded by Ross Ulbricht.
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| Justice Department |
Source of information regarding the locating of Ulbricht's server.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; referenced via former deputy director Morell.
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| SVR |
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service; mentioned as monitoring U.S. intelligence workers.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Stamped in footer (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT), indicating the document is part of a congressional record.
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Relationships (2)
NSA located his server by cracking Tor software.
Key Quotes (4)
"It even offered a cash prize to anyone in the hacking community who could break Tor."Source
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Quote #1
"The Silk Road founder, Ross Ulbricht, discovered to his distress that his Tor software did not make his computer server in Iceland invisible."Source
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Quote #2
"many financial institutions have 'better cyber security than the NSA.'"Source
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Quote #3
"Did it find its man? If so, was it before or after Snowden arrived in Hong Kong with the Level 3 NSA files?"Source
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Quote #4
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