Event Details
Summer 2013
Description
FBI investigation reached a 'fork in the road' regarding whether Snowden acted alone or had help; they chose to assume he tricked workers (acted alone).
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | person | 1249 | View Entity |
| FBI | organization | 5131 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is page 141 from a book or report (identified by ISBN in the footer as Edward Jay Epstein's 'How America Lost Its Secrets') marked with a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp. The text analyzes Edward Snowden's theft of NSA documents in April and May 2013, arguing that employment records from Booz Allen and the NSA show he lacked the necessary passwords and training for the access he claimed. The author suggests, using a metaphor about a diamond heist at Tiffany's, that it is logical to suspect Snowden had an accomplice, though the FBI chose to investigate under the assumption that the NSA's security was simply flawed.
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