The programmer of the CIA before the disclosure of the US Internet war "hidden weapon" was convicted

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 15th. A federal jury in New York City ruled on the 13th. Former Software Engineer of the Central Intelligence Agency, Qiao Shia Schult, revealed to the Wiki Secret website to leak the "most valuable" hacker tools of the agency. Stealing and transportation of defense information.

The jury ruled that the allegations related to the eight spy crimes of Schult and the accusations of the crime of hindering public duties were established. Each spy is charged with a maximum of 10 years in prison, which means that Schult, 33, may face decades of prison life.

American cyber war "hidden weapon" is exposed

According to the charges of prosecutors, Schult originally worked for the elite hacking group of the CIA, stole the "Treasure Tower 7" document of the CIA's hacking tool library, and sent it to the Weiki secret website after resignation. It was discovered by the Central Love Bureau in March 2017.

The photo of the information on August 14, 2008 shows that in Langli, Virginia, a man, a man walked through the hall of the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters

The "Treasury 7" is believed to be combined with a variety of computer viruses, malware, Trojan programs, etc., used to invade and destroy target computers and technical systems. It is an important weapon for the CIA to engage in cyber warfare.

This leakage revealed how the CIA's Apple and Android smartphone systems that invaded overseas users, or implanted an eavesdropping program in a network TV to explore foreign information. Schurt helped to design these "hackers" during the work of the Central Love Bureau in Langli, Virginia.

Prosecutors said that Schult "Once the tools that they leaked were made public, they would inevitably fail, and the harm may pose a great threat to the country. Intelligence has a catastrophic impact on my country's intelligence community. "

Prosecutors said that Schult believed that his complaint against the working environment did not be valued, so he "resentment" and decided to retaliate against the CIA.

Schult did not admit guilty. He defended himself in court that the CIA and the Federal Investigation Bureau embarrassed because of his own disclosure of the secret, so he regarded him as a "scapegoat."

The "most destructive" leakage incident

After the Wiki Secret Website exposed another group of US confidential intelligence files in 2017, investigators quickly listed Schult as suspects, but at that time, only a large number of children's pornographic images were found in their computers, and there was no evidence of leakage. Schurt was charged with the crime of holding and transmitting children's pornographic images in September of the same year, and was later charged with a spy.

The court did not decide the date of the verdict. However, Schult has been detained since 2018. The prosecutor said that he still tried to leak more confidential materials during his detaing and continued to "information war" with the US government.

Federal prosecutor Damian Williams said Schult committed "one of the most destructive spy crimes" in American history.

On May 17, the public held a demonstration in front of the building of the British Ministry of the Interior in London. Worried about the fact that the British Ministry of the Internal Reessor would soon approve the "Secret of the Wiki Secret" website founder Julian Assange, hundreds of British people held demonstrations in front of the Ministry of the Interior's building on the 17th, calling on to prevent the extradition of Asanchi to the United States. Photo by Li Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

Agence France -Presse reported that the heavy losses leaked the US government to consider the US government's consideration of severe blows to the Weili secret website. At that time, Mike Pompeo, then the director of the CIA, characterized the website as a "hostile intelligence agency". Subsequently, the U.S. government filed a spy lawsuit against the founder of the website, Julian Assange, who fled overseas and evaded the US wanted.

The British government approved the British extradance of Asanchi on June 17, and WikiLeak's secret website has appealed. If Anshan is extradited to the United States, it will face up to 175 years. (Shen Min)

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