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| US government contractor arrested after NSA leak report | US government contractor arrested after NSA leak report |
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| A US government contractor has been arrested on suspicion of leaking top-secret information to a news outlet. | A US government contractor has been arrested on suspicion of leaking top-secret information to a news outlet. |
| Reality Leigh Winner, 25, allegedly removed classified material from a government facility in the US state of Georgia. | Reality Leigh Winner, 25, allegedly removed classified material from a government facility in the US state of Georgia. |
| The charges were announced shortly after the Intercept published a National Security Agency briefing about alleged Russian political meddling. | The charges were announced shortly after the Intercept published a National Security Agency briefing about alleged Russian political meddling. |
| The Trump administration has been railing against leaks to the media. | The Trump administration has been railing against leaks to the media. |
| Ms Winner was arrested on 3 June, the justice department said. | Ms Winner was arrested on 3 June, the justice department said. |
| Putin: Patriotic Russians may be hacking | Putin: Patriotic Russians may be hacking |
| She is a contractor with Pluribus International Corporation and had been employed at an NSA facility in Georgia since February, reports NBC News. | She is a contractor with Pluribus International Corporation and had been employed at an NSA facility in Georgia since February, reports NBC News. |
| The accused faces a count of "gathering, transmitting or losing defence information", according to the network. | The accused faces a count of "gathering, transmitting or losing defence information", according to the network. |
| The Intercept's leaked document alleges Moscow's military intelligence services attempted cyber-attacks on at least one US voting software supplier days before last November's US presidential election. | The Intercept's leaked document alleges Moscow's military intelligence services attempted cyber-attacks on at least one US voting software supplier days before last November's US presidential election. |
| It also accuses them of sending spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials. | It also accuses them of sending spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials. |
| However, there is no suggestion in the document that the hackers were successful. | However, there is no suggestion in the document that the hackers were successful. |
| The NSA file in question was apparently marked for declassification not before May 2042. | The NSA file in question was apparently marked for declassification not before May 2042. |
| Russia: The scandal Trump can't shake | Russia: The scandal Trump can't shake |
| American intelligence agencies have accused the Kremlin of trying to interfere in the election to ensure Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. | American intelligence agencies have accused the Kremlin of trying to interfere in the election to ensure Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. |
| Several congressional committees and the FBI are investigating the matter. | Several congressional committees and the FBI are investigating the matter. |
| The president has repeatedly dismissed the story as "fake news", arguing that the real scandal is how the allegations are being leaked to the media. | The president has repeatedly dismissed the story as "fake news", arguing that the real scandal is how the allegations are being leaked to the media. |