Jacques Teixeira, a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard (USA) who has been accused of leaking classified Pentagon documents in a Discord chat group, reportedly began disclosing said information in February 2022. Towards a much larger virtual community. .
So far, it was known that the stream began in October 2022 under the 50-member discord group “Thug Shaker Central”.
Information on deaths on the Russian and Ukrainian sides, the activities of the Russian intelligence services, as well as assistance provided to the Kiev authorities, was reportedly shared. The user claimed that the source of his data was the National Security Agency, the CIA and other US intelligence agencies.
According to the newspaper, it is not yet clear whether the US authorities are aware of these publications.
Teixeira, 21, who specializes in cyber transportation systems, was arrested last week at his mother’s home. He is suspected of carrying out the “alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transfer of classified national defense information,” according to the country’s attorney general, Merrick Garland.
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