View of the Department of State in Washington, DC. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters)
Foreign Policy: Private Email of Top U.S. Russia Intelligence Official Hacked
As concerns about cyberattacks grow, hackers are going after Russia wonks.
On Tuesday morning, a hacker going by the name Johnnie Walker sent a group email to an unknown number of recipients claiming to have a trove of emails from the private account of a U.S. intelligence official.
�The U.S. State Department officer�s email has been hacked,� the email announced, and included at least two years� worth of personal emails from the private Gmail account of a State Department official working in the secretive intelligence arm of the State Department focusing on Russia.
The sender said the archive included exchanges between the official and �CIA officers and other intelligence agencies, mainstream media, NGOs, and international funds� that would �give you evidence of who is responsible for agenda formation in many countries worldwide, especially where the situation is insecure.�
The official involved is in a senior position in the State Department�s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, according to a 2017 department directory. Even though the official�s name is public, Foreign Policy is not identifying him at the department�s request, citing security concerns.
The emails, from a nongovernment account, include personal information.
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WNU Editor: This is a big story that has been under-reported in the past week. As for the top U.S. State Department Intelligence officer who used a private Gmail account to do business .... talk about "cruising for a bruising".
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