Stories of data leakage

There ‎are‏ ‎several ‎mentioned ‎involve ‎serious ‎breaches‏ ‎of ‎trust‏ ‎and‏ ‎security ‎within ‎the‏ ‎U.S. ‎military,‏ ‎highlighting ‎the ‎challenges ‎of‏ ‎safeguarding‏ ‎sensitive ‎information‏ ‎and ‎technology.

📌 U.S.‏ ‎Navy ‎contractor ‎who, ‎in ‎2007,‏ ‎inserted‏ ‎malicious ‎code‏ ‎into ‎the‏ ‎software ‎of ‎a ‎submarine’s ‎threat‏ ‎detection‏ ‎system.‏ ‎This ‎act‏ ‎was ‎a‏ ‎deliberate ‎sabotage‏ ‎that‏ ‎could ‎have‏ ‎compromised ‎the ‎safety ‎and ‎operational‏ ‎capabilities ‎of‏ ‎the‏ ‎submarine. ‎Malicious ‎code‏ ‎in ‎such‏ ‎critical ‎systems ‎could ‎potentially‏ ‎disable‏ ‎threat ‎detection,‏ ‎leading ‎to‏ ‎undetected ‎navigation ‎hazards ‎or ‎enemy‏ ‎actions.

📌Robert‏ ‎Birchum, ‎a‏ ‎retired ‎U.S.‏ ‎Air ‎Force ‎intelligence ‎officer, ‎who‏ ‎was‏ ‎sentenced‏ ‎to ‎three‏ ‎years ‎in‏ ‎federal ‎prison‏ ‎for‏ ‎unlawfully ‎possessing‏ ‎and ‎retaining ‎classified ‎documents. ‎Birchum,‏ ‎who ‎retired‏ ‎in‏ ‎2018 ‎as ‎a‏ ‎lieutenant ‎colonel,‏ ‎had ‎a ‎29-year ‎career‏ ‎during‏ ‎which ‎he‏ ‎served ‎in‏ ‎various ‎intelligence ‎positions, ‎including ‎roles‏ ‎that‏ ‎required ‎him‏ ‎to ‎work‏ ‎with ‎classified ‎intelligence ‎information ‎for‏ ‎the‏ ‎Joint‏ ‎Special ‎Operations‏ ‎Command, ‎the‏ ‎Special ‎Operations‏ ‎Command,‏ ‎and ‎the‏ ‎Office ‎of ‎the ‎Director ‎of‏ ‎National ‎Intelligence.

📌Harold‏ ‎Martin,‏ ‎a ‎former ‎National‏ ‎Security ‎Agency‏ ‎contractor, ‎was ‎arrested ‎in‏ ‎August‏ ‎2016 ‎for‏ ‎stealing ‎and‏ ‎retaining ‎highly ‎classified ‎top-secret ‎documents‏ ‎covering‏ ‎20 ‎years.‏ ‎Martin ‎kept‏ ‎these ‎documents ‎in ‎his ‎home‏ ‎and‏ ‎vehicle.‏ ‎The ‎stolen‏ ‎documents ‎contained‏ ‎sensitive ‎information‏ ‎about‏ ‎NSA ‎planning,‏ ‎intelligence ‎collection, ‎U.S. ‎Cyber ‎Command‏ ‎capabilities, ‎and‏ ‎gaps‏ ‎in ‎U.S. ‎cyber‏ ‎capabilities.

📌Jerry ‎Chun‏ ‎Shing ‎Lee, ‎a ‎former‏ ‎CIA‏ ‎officer, ‎was‏ ‎arrested ‎in‏ ‎January ‎2018 ‎on ‎charges ‎of‏ ‎unlawful‏ ‎retention ‎of‏ ‎national ‎defense‏ ‎information. ‎Lee ‎possessed ‎notebooks ‎that‏ ‎contained‏ ‎handwritten‏ ‎notes ‎of‏ ‎classified ‎information,‏ ‎including ‎the‏ ‎true‏ ‎names ‎and‏ ‎phone ‎numbers ‎of ‎assets ‎and‏ ‎covert ‎CIA‏ ‎operational‏ ‎notes.

📌Jack ‎Teixeira, ‎a‏ ‎member ‎of‏ ‎the ‎Massachusetts ‎Air ‎National‏ ‎Guard,‏ ‎pleaded ‎guilty‏ ‎to ‎leaking‏ ‎highly ‎classified ‎military ‎documents ‎on‏ ‎a‏ ‎social ‎media‏ ‎platform. ‎Teixeira‏ ‎faced ‎a ‎sentence ‎of ‎11‏ ‎to‏ ‎16‏ ‎years ‎in‏ ‎prison ‎for‏ ‎his ‎actions.