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Extraction Summary
4
People
8
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
4
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / legislative exhibit
File Size:
1.18 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 298 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the filename 'Epst_...'). It details the operational fallout of the Edward Snowden leaks, specifically how terrorist targets using platforms like Xbox Live, Twitter, and Facebook ceased using these methods ('went dark') after the PRISM program was revealed in June 2013. The text cites NSA officials Richard Ledgett and Admiral Rogers confirming that the leaks resulted in a loss of surveillance capabilities against groups planning attacks in Europe and the US.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Former Intelligence Contractor / Leaker |
Mentioned regarding the 'Snowden breach' and disclosures that damaged NSA capabilities.
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| Richard Ledgett | NSA Deputy Director |
Quoted in 2016 regarding terrorist targets vanishing from surveillance.
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| Admiral Rogers | NSA Director |
Asked in Feb 2015 about damage done by Snowden; confirmed loss of capability.
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| Senior NSA executive | Source |
Anonymous source stating targets went dark after PRISM story broke.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NSA |
National Security Agency, subject of the text regarding lost surveillance capabilities.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency, partner in PRISM program.
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| FBI |
Partner in PRISM program.
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| DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency, partner in PRISM program.
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| The Washington Post |
Published the PRISM story on June 6, 2013.
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Used by targets for messages.
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Used by targets for messages.
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| Xbox Live |
Used by targets for messages.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of planned attacks by groups that vanished from surveillance.
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Location of planned attacks by groups that vanished from surveillance.
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,664 characters)
298 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
suggested they had been interested in acquiring radioactive isotopes.
Without the advance warning that the NSA’s surveillance of the pre-
encrypted Internet had provided in the past, could the CIA now con-
tend with such unconventional threats?
The NSA also saw its sources disappearing from its surveillance.
Before the Snowden breach, the FBI, the CIA, and the DIA, which
were the NSA’s partners in the PRISM program, had compiled a
watch list of highly active foreign terrorist targets for the NSA’s
PRISM program. These “targets” included logistics officers, bomb
builders, weapons specialists, and suicide bomber recruiters. Until
June 6, 2013, many of these targets had frequently used Internet
services, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Xbox Live, to send what they
believed would be hidden messages. After the PRISM story broke
in The Washington Post on June 6, the NSA “saw one after another
target go dark,” according to a senior NSA executive involved in
that surveillance. The NSA has watched about one thousand of
these targets take “steps to remove themselves from our visibility.”
According to the NSA’s deputy director, Richard Ledgett, in 2016,
the vanishings included a group planning attacks in Europe and the
United States.
Admiral Rogers, the new NSA director, was asked about the dam-
age done by Snowden. He was blunt and direct. Asked in February
2015 whether or not the disclosures by Snowden had reduced the
NSA’s ability to pursue terrorists, he answered, “Have I lost capabil-
ity that we had prior to the revelations? Yes.”
Without the advance warning that the NSA’s surveillance of the pre-
encrypted Internet had provided in the past, could the CIA now con-
tend with such unconventional threats?
The NSA also saw its sources disappearing from its surveillance.
Before the Snowden breach, the FBI, the CIA, and the DIA, which
were the NSA’s partners in the PRISM program, had compiled a
watch list of highly active foreign terrorist targets for the NSA’s
PRISM program. These “targets” included logistics officers, bomb
builders, weapons specialists, and suicide bomber recruiters. Until
June 6, 2013, many of these targets had frequently used Internet
services, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Xbox Live, to send what they
believed would be hidden messages. After the PRISM story broke
in The Washington Post on June 6, the NSA “saw one after another
target go dark,” according to a senior NSA executive involved in
that surveillance. The NSA has watched about one thousand of
these targets take “steps to remove themselves from our visibility.”
According to the NSA’s deputy director, Richard Ledgett, in 2016,
the vanishings included a group planning attacks in Europe and the
United States.
Admiral Rogers, the new NSA director, was asked about the dam-
age done by Snowden. He was blunt and direct. Asked in February
2015 whether or not the disclosures by Snowden had reduced the
NSA’s ability to pursue terrorists, he answered, “Have I lost capabil-
ity that we had prior to the revelations? Yes.”
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