Ex-NSA contractor pleads guilty to vast classified data leak, faces 9 years in prison
A former National Security Agency contractor accused of one of the largest breaches of classified data in U.S. history pleaded guilty Thursday to one felony count and faces over six more years in federal prison. Appearing solemn and weary in federal court in Baltimore, Harold T. Martin III, 54, seemed to embrace his fate, telling the judge more than once, “It’s time [to] close Pandora’s Box.” Martin, who worked as an intelligence contractor for multiple firms for over two decades, allegedly stole some 50 terabytes of data that included details of sensitive NSA policies and cyber operations. Prosecutors said he stashed numerous computers and storage devices with classified data on his Maryland property. Under the plea deal, Martin, a former Navy lieutenant, faces nine years in prison and another three years of supervised release. He will be credited for the more than two years he has already served in custody […]
The post Ex-NSA contractor pleads guilty to vast classified data leak, faces 9 years in prison appeared first on CyberScoop.