• Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy
  • Site Map

Ancient-Origine

  • Economy
  • Culture&Arts
  • Technology
  • Sci-tech
  • Sports
  • Global Media
  • Medicine
  • USA

Feds Identify Suspect in CIA Hacking Tools Leak

  • by Kelli Lowe
  • in Global Media
  • — May 16, 2018
Share:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation suspects that a former Central Intelligence Agency employee separately charged with possessing child pornography had a role in the unauthorized release of a trove of CIA hacking tools to the WikiLeaks website past year, according to a court transcript.

Whoever leaked the information apparently sent it to WikiLeaks, where it was published under the name "Vault 7". Hopefully more information will come out. His lawyers maintain he had nothing to do with the Vault 7 leaks, and he has not been charged with any crimes related to the case.

It's unclear why Schulte has not been charged or cleared in the breach.

The Washington Post first reported on Schulte's relation to the case. They conducted a number of search warrants on the defendant's residence.

At a January hearing on child pornography charges filed against Schulte, an assistant USA attorney in the Southern District of NY said the government conducted several search warrants on Schulte's home. That includes the fact they he is believed to have used software called Tor, which allows users to communicate and transmit information over the Internet anonymously, and the fact he was planning a vacation to Cancun, Mexico.

Despite searching the suspect's NY apartment, prosecutors say they now lack the evidence to charge Schulte.

Interesting that they can't get charges for the leak against him, even though he has been in a Manhattan jail since September for the child pornography charges.

He has plead not guilty to the charges.

Schulte is reportedly being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.

However despite months of investigation, prosecutors have been unable to bring charges against Schulte for the leak. But he has argued that anywhere from 50 to 100 people had access to that server, which Schulte, now 29, designed several years ago to share movies and other digital files. During his time at CIA, Schulte was employed at National Clandestine Service (NCS) as a Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) Intelligence Officer.

Schulte's father, Roger, said he was scared to death. The government immediately had enough evidence to establish that he was a target of that investigation.

Schulte worked for five months at the NSA and then for over six years at the Central Intelligence Agency before leaving in November 2016 to work at Bloomberg as a software engineer, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Share:

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

  • Texas Attorney General Taking Steps To Fight Opioid Crisis
  • Ariana Grande will be performing a song with Nintendo Labo tonight
  • Nigeria Announce Provisional World Cup Squad
  • YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

    • Time’s Up CEO resigns after sexual assault allegations against her son 2/22/2019
    • British IS teen calls for ‘mercy’ 2/22/2019
    • Gantz and Lapid form joint Knesset list 2/22/2019
    • Pope Francis Kicks Off Sex Abuse Summit in Rome 2/22/2019
    • Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in China 2/22/2019
    • Brexit defections reveal frayed fabric of United Kingdom politics 2/22/2019
    • Complicity of Pakistan in Pulwama attack strongly underlined during India, Saudi talks 2/22/2019
    • 'Extinct' tortoise rediscovered on Galapagos islands 2/22/2019
    • Judge imposes gag order on Trump confidant Stone 2/22/2019
    • World’s biggest bee rediscovered in Indonesia 2/21/2019

RELATED NEWS

Judge throws out Manafort's latest attempt to block Mueller
Ellis, said he believed prosecutors were using the charges against Manafort to try to get him to turn against Trump. Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller, declined to comment on the ruling.
5/16/2018

Anne Frank's dirty jokes revealed
The Anne Frank House, a museum located in Frank's former hiding place, did not quote directly from the text it had recovered. The Anne Frank Foundation announced the discovery Tuesday, saying it helps to explain her adolescent interest in sexuality.
5/16/2018

Family demands answers after man chased down and strangled by police
Robinson had been a target of a narcotics investigation, suspected of dealing drugs , Lopinto told re porters last week. She credited Lopinto and Cvitanovich for being open about the autopsy results and the investigation.
5/16/2018

Casualties after massive explosion rocks U.S. medical centre
Authorities had not found an explosive device Tuesday night but were searching through debris that was left after the blast. There were early reports that a vehicle had crashed into the building, but that turned out not to be the case.
5/16/2018

Villa secures playoff final date with Fulham
Villa hold a slender 1-0 lead over Middlesbrough ahead of tonight's Sky Bet Championship play-off second leg in Birmingham. He said: "It's a big club, history and tradition and you need big players". "We're going to Wembley, let's enjoy it".
5/16/2018

Japan GDP Slides In 1st Quarter Ending 8 Quarters Of Growth
External demand - or exports minus imports - added 0.1 percentage point to first-quarter GDP, as imports slowed more than exports. But consumer spending has remained stubbornly lacklustre, with companies staying stingy on wage hikes despite healthy profits.
5/16/2018

This WhatsApp feature in the latest update goes live today
WhatsApp has added new features for Groups including more controls for admin , catch up with messages features as well. The first change gives groups a brief description to help clarify the objective and guidelines for the group chat.
5/16/2018

OnePlus 6 camera samples surfaces on the wild
At the launch event, OnePlus will take the wraps off the smartphone and reveal its design, display, specifications and price. These customers will also be eligible to avail the "No Cost EMI" offer for up to 3 months on all popular banks In India.
5/16/2018

World Health Organization calls for trans fats to be eliminated within five years
Invented at the turn of the last century, trans fatty acids are created by changing the molecular structure of vegetable oils . Countries will likely have to use regulation or legislation to get food makers to make the switch, experts said.
5/16/2018

Will Meghan Markle's father not be a part of the royal wedding?
THE NIGHT BEFORE: Meghan Markle's choice of hotel the night before her marriage to Prince Harry has a storied past. Can I say yes?' and then there were hugs and I had the ring in my finger and I was like, 'Can I.
5/16/2018

US Market Indexes Close Lower on Tuesday
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil gave up 15 cents to $71.16 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Viacom slumped 6 percent and CBS rose 4 percent after CBS sued to block efforts to force the company combine with Viacom.
5/16/2018

Champions League, Europa League finals available free in UK
Virgin customers can watch the matches for free on channel 100. "It's a heck of a Champions League final", Begovic told talkSPORT. RTÉ has first pick on Tuesday, but TV3 will show a game in the other slot and also have the option to air other fixtures.
5/16/2018

Why Hazard should be Premier League's best player not Salah - Herrera
But chairman Daniel Levy is ready to back his boss after they secured Champions League football again ahead of Chelsea . Despite not being named in the best XI this season, he is still clearly impressing his opponents in the Premier League.
5/16/2018

Roberto Mancini Becomes Italy's New Head Coach
Mancini was appointed on Tuesday after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. Petersburg at the end of the season to become the next manager of the Italian national team.
5/16/2018

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir might stay up to two years in post
Mr Anwar sought to allay those concerns, saying he was not in a hurry to take over from Mr Mahathir. In 2015, Anwar was imprisoned for a second time, again on sodomy charges that he said were false.
5/16/2018

    • Top picks

      • United Nations permits North Koreans to travel to Vietnam for Trump summit2/21/2019
      • Vatican has secret rules for priests who father children2/21/2019
      • Australia's Julie Bishop to retire from politics2/21/2019
      • United Kingdom and French backpackers, aged 20, missing from Australian beach2/21/2019
    • Weekly News

      • Trump urged acting attorney general to put ally on hush payments probe2/21/2019
      • Air force jets Collide, One Pilot reportedly killed2/21/2019
      • Bernie Sanders running for president2/21/2019
      • Saudi crown prince in China on latest stop of Asian tour2/21/2019
    • Latest News

      • Maduro shuts Venezuela's border with Brazil amid aid row2/21/2019
      • Woman says man told her to kill fiancee before fatal beating2/21/2019
      • Trump bars US-born woman who joined ISIL from returning2/21/2019
      • UN chief calls for ‘meaningful engagement between Pakistan and India2/21/2019
    • Home
    • About Us
    • Privacy
    • Site Map

    Saturday 23 February 2019

    © 2019 Ancient-Origine. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.