Spies from major global intelligence agencies are fretting over a cache of “doomsday” documents yet to be released by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Just days after fresh Snowden leaks revealed NSA had compromised at least 50,000 networks across the world, intelligence officers have expressed their concern about the potential impact of future releases, according to Reuters.
Multiple passwords are needed to unlock the files, which contain the names of US and allied intelligence personnel from the NSA and other agencies, according to people briefed on the matter.
Those passwords are owned by at least three people, the sources said, and their identities are unknown.
According to the sources, Snowden started grabbing files on GCHQ during his time at Dell, gaining access to the classified GC-Wiki website. He later moved to Booz Allen Hamilton to scoop up more data on intelligence agencies.
The latest leaks showed the NSA’s Computer Network Exploitation programme had infected 50,000 networks with malware, according to Dutch paper NRC Handelsblad. It’s believed the operations have been carried out by the agency’s Tailored Access Operations group.
The NSA was also said to have allegedly spied on British citizens thanks to a deal agreed with UK counterparts in 2007.
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