An unclassified NSA memorandum obtained by NBC News and published Wednesday evening suggests a civilian employee of the secretive spy agency recently resigned after he “failed to comply with security obligations” and allegedly entered his log-in credentials on the computer terminal used by Mr. Snowden, the 30-year-old former intelligence contractor accused of committing one of the largest breaches in US history.
The memo alleges that the unnamed employee told Federal Bureau of Investigation agents back in June that he allowed Snowden to use his credentials to access classified information on an internal computer network.
“Unbeknownst to the civilian,” the memo reads, “Mr. Snowden was able to capture the password, allowing him ever greater access to classified information.”
The NSA suspended the civilian employee's access to sensitive information as a result, and his security clearance was revoked entirely as of last November.
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“I never stole any passwords, nor did I trick an army of co-workers,” Snowden fired back during a recent online question-and-answer session.
RT
Of course, they are not saying Snowden "stole" the password. Just that the unnamed employee gave it to him.
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