US National Security Agency (NSA) Data Breach (2009)
US National Security Agency (NSA)
lowVERIS
Disclosed
January 1, 2009
6294 days ago
Records
Undisclosed
Confirmed
Root Cause
Insider Threat
Industry
Government
Description
In 2009, the NSA OIG was notified that, in 2009 a military member assigned to a military tactical intelligence unit queried the communications of his wife, who was also a military member stationed in a foreign location. The misuse was discovered by a review of SIGINT audit logs. The investigation by his military unit substantiated the misuse.
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