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-Lurid Crime Tales-
IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence
2017-08-20
BLUF:
[NY Post] Wasserman Schultz denies the DNC turned down the FBI’s assistance or that her congressional or DNC e-mails were compromised by Awan.
"This whole investigation pivots off Debbie Wasserman Schultz," the official said.
"It’s clear that large bytes of data were moved off the secure network," said another source close to the investigation, adding that Awan and the other four staffers under investigation had "full and complete access" to lawmakers’ e-mails, calendars, schedules, hearing notes, meeting notes and memos and other sensitive information.

Investigators are trying to determine if any classified information was compromised. Although the network that was breached is an unclassified system, it’s possible that members or staff cleared to handle classified information inadvertently sent such information in e-mails after getting classified briefings, sources believe.

"Logic dictates that sensitive data was compromised," the senior official speculated. "An accused criminal with close ties to Pakistan had full and complete control over data that went out over the network."
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Well paid intelligence sources and known double agents would be my guess. It is D.C. after all.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 20:16  

#12  The amounts of money paid to people with no real experience or existing relevant business, even after they were no longer able to perform their job, points to blackmail IMO.

Although with material that predates access to the Congressional systems, which in turn indicates foreign intelligence involvement.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-08-20 20:12  

#11  Not inclined to agree with the 'blackmail' angle.

Concur! 'Blackmail' no, long-term foreign espionage (you help us - we help you), highly probable.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 19:44  

#10  Investigators now suspect that sensitive US government data — possibly including classified information — could have been compromised and may have been sold to hostile foreign governments that could use it to blackmail members of Congress or even put their lives at risk

Not inclined to agree with the 'blackmail' angle. Far easier to use it to determine US plans, policies and ops in various interest points like A-stan, Arabian peninsula, South China Sea, Indian subcontinent, et cetera. Might also be of use to various and sundry lobbyist outfits and interest groups (foreign and domestic) that deal with Congress.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-20 19:18  

#9  The Aman's were funneling data to an 'off-site' server where they could access it from any location. Has a familiar ring to it, does it not ?

No need to meet with your Case Officer, or fiddle with time consuming foreign travel, PM (personal meetings), dead letter drops, just provide him or her 'off-site' access and voila !
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 18:01  

#8  Is there any intelligence worthy of compromise in Congress?

And...

Is there any intelligence (cerebral) in Congress?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-08-20 17:26  

#7  counterintelligence(CI) damage assessment was outsourced to Pakistan. (I wish I could confidently say /s)

Our top men in Abbottobad are now at work on it, Top men, they've never let us down in the past, I can assure you of that.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 17:05  

#6  counterintelligence(CI) damage assessment was outsourced to Pakistan. (I wish I could confidently say /s)
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-08-20 16:57  

#5  Depends on who also bankrolls the Muslin Brotherhood.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-20 16:04  

#4   ISI made significant financial contributions to the DNC ?

Money passed through from Chinese, Iranians, Russians, Saudis or ????????
Posted by: AlanC   2017-08-20 15:42  

#3  How long until we discover that Pakistani ISI made significant financial contributions to the DNC ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 12:58  

#2  Any competent counterintelligence (CI) damage assessment would immediately default to a compromise

Competent counterintelligence damage assessment personnel were likely assigned..... to other duties.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-20 12:57  

#1  Any competent counterintelligence (CI) damage assessment would immediately default to a compromise of data and recommend corrective actions. This is not rocket science.

We are now learning that USG data had been taken from the Congressional networks and placed on outside servers. And, since the IT staffers (Imran Awan and family members) also worked for members of the Intelligence and Foreign Affairs committee members, the probe is also looking into the compromise of classified information.

It is also reported the Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) has hired legal counsel in the matter.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-20 12:23  

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