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The data leak has put together a picture of a dangerous game in the region.
A former CIA officer has been accused of leaking classified documents related to Israel's possible plan to retaliate against Iran. Rahman had access to classified information because he had worked overseas for the CIA and had a high level of data clearance.
According to sources and court materials, Asif Rahman was charged under two articles for the deliberate storage and transmission of information related to national defense. Rahman was detained by the FBI in Cambodia and sent to a federal court in Guam.
Leaked documents from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency revealed the extent of U.S. concern about Israel's plans and showed that even closest allies can be targeted. The documents included an analysis of satellite imagery and gave an estimate of a likely Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran (after the rocket attack on Israel on October 1), revealing the types of missiles and aircraft that could be used in the operation. Such information began to spread in the Middle East Spectator Telegram channel in October.
According to an FBI spokesman, the investigation was launched immediately after the documents appeared on the network. The leaked files contained satellite data from October 15 and 16, and investigators believe the leak occurred in Cambodia. The documents indicated that only employees with the appropriate clearances in the United States and the member countries of the Five Eyes alliance - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain had access to this information.
The FBI confirmed that it is investigating the leak in cooperation with the Department of Defense and other parts of the intelligence community. The CIA declined to comment on the case.
Rahman's arrest came on the same day that former U.S. Air National Guard officer Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing and divulging classified military information through the Discord platform.
Israel and Iran have been engaged in a long-standing conflict, disguised as separate strikes and sabotage, the target of which are high-ranking representatives of the Iranian IRGC and Tehran's nuclear facilities. In October, Israel attacked Iran's military infrastructure. These actions only add to the long list of previous attacks that Israel has been blamed for or confirmed.
At the same time, Israel has been repeatedly suspected of sabotaging Iran's nuclear facilities, especially the Natanz complex. This facility was the site of a famous cyberattack in 2010 using the Stuxnet virus, which disabled hundreds of centrifuges for uranium enrichment, causing significant damage to the program. In 2021, another attack led to a small explosion in the same complex, and while Tehran called the incident sabotage, it was also assumed that Israel was behind it.
Iranian hackers also claimed in March that they had gained access to data from the Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona, allegedly by hacking government email servers, including those of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.
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A former CIA officer has been accused of leaking classified documents related to Israel's possible plan to retaliate against Iran. Rahman had access to classified information because he had worked overseas for the CIA and had a high level of data clearance.
According to sources and court materials, Asif Rahman was charged under two articles for the deliberate storage and transmission of information related to national defense. Rahman was detained by the FBI in Cambodia and sent to a federal court in Guam.
Leaked documents from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency revealed the extent of U.S. concern about Israel's plans and showed that even closest allies can be targeted. The documents included an analysis of satellite imagery and gave an estimate of a likely Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran (after the rocket attack on Israel on October 1), revealing the types of missiles and aircraft that could be used in the operation. Such information began to spread in the Middle East Spectator Telegram channel in October.
According to an FBI spokesman, the investigation was launched immediately after the documents appeared on the network. The leaked files contained satellite data from October 15 and 16, and investigators believe the leak occurred in Cambodia. The documents indicated that only employees with the appropriate clearances in the United States and the member countries of the Five Eyes alliance - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain had access to this information.
The FBI confirmed that it is investigating the leak in cooperation with the Department of Defense and other parts of the intelligence community. The CIA declined to comment on the case.
Rahman's arrest came on the same day that former U.S. Air National Guard officer Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing and divulging classified military information through the Discord platform.
Israel and Iran have been engaged in a long-standing conflict, disguised as separate strikes and sabotage, the target of which are high-ranking representatives of the Iranian IRGC and Tehran's nuclear facilities. In October, Israel attacked Iran's military infrastructure. These actions only add to the long list of previous attacks that Israel has been blamed for or confirmed.
At the same time, Israel has been repeatedly suspected of sabotaging Iran's nuclear facilities, especially the Natanz complex. This facility was the site of a famous cyberattack in 2010 using the Stuxnet virus, which disabled hundreds of centrifuges for uranium enrichment, causing significant damage to the program. In 2021, another attack led to a small explosion in the same complex, and while Tehran called the incident sabotage, it was also assumed that Israel was behind it.
Iranian hackers also claimed in March that they had gained access to data from the Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona, allegedly by hacking government email servers, including those of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.
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