A former CIA software engineer Joshua Adam Schulte has been sentenced 40 years in prison for orchestrating the largest data breach in the agency’s history. The DOJ underlines the gravity of the case, noting that Schulte’s transmission of the stolen information to WikiLeaks constitutes one of the most extensive unauthorised disclosures of classified data in US history.
Court documents revealed that Schulte stole copies of the entire Center for Cyber Intelligence tool development archives, attempting to cover his tracks by deleting numerous files before sending the stolen information to WikiLeaks.
