Event Details
Late 1980s
Description
KGB recruitment of German Hanover Hackers.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KGB | person | 2 | View Entity |
| KGB | organization | 198 | View Entity |
| Han | organization | 403 | View Entity |
Source Documents (2)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019700.jpg
This document is page 212 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein), produced as evidence with the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019700. The text discusses historical espionage, specifically the arrest of Jerry Whitworth, KGB 'false flag' recruitment of the German Hanover Hackers in the 1980s, and the NSA's increasing reliance on private contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton for IT talent due to competition with tech giants like Google and Apple. The filename 'Epst_' refers to the author Edward Jay Epstein, not Jeffrey Epstein.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020316.jpg
This document appears to be a page (164) from a narrative report or book included in House Oversight records. It details the history of cybersecurity vulnerabilities within US intelligence, specifically the NSA's reliance on civilian contractors and system administrators. It draws parallels between the KGB's recruitment of hackers in the 1980s and the NSA's hiring of 'hacktivist' culture technicians post-9/11 to compete with tech giants. It specifically mentions that by 2013, sensitive NSA work was outsourced to firms like Booz Allen Hamilton and Microsoft.
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