Expect More Whistle-Blowers And Leakers Coming From The U.S. Intel And Military Establishment

U.S. Navy

The Hacker Who Worked On A Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier -- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic

And the sensitive information he and his friends stole

Nicholas Knight and his hacker crew, Digi7al, were a lot like other hacking crews. According to a Federal indictment filed this week, they broke into computers, took information, posted it, and boasted about their exploits.

But there is a key difference: Nicholas Knight was employed by the Navy on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. He called himself a "nuclear black hat," black hat being a common term for a broad array of malicious hackers (think outlaw motorcycle clubs).

Knight was working as sysadmin supporting the ship's nuclear reactor. But the indictment alleges, he was also hacking Los Alamos National Laboratory, AT&T, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Toronto Police Service, and the Navy itself.

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My Comment: I suspect that Nicholas Knight and his hacker crew (Digi7al) are not the only hacker/whistle-blower group that America's military/intel/ and political establishments are now facing. Wikileaks and NSA leaker Edward Snowden have galvanized many who think like them and who are now (probably) presently employed in sensitive U.S. organizations. I expect more intel/military/political revelations from other sources in the months and years to come.