Top-Secret Pentagon Documents Were Leaked to Settle Online Argument, Analysts Suggest
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Top-Secret Pentagon Documents , Were Leaked to Settle Online Argument, Analysts Suggest .
Last week, documents showing estimated
casualties for both Ukraine and Russia
began circulating on social media platforms.
At the same time, altered versions of the documents
began to circulate, showing understated Russian
casualties and overstated Ukrainian casualties.
'The Guardian' reports that the leaked documents from the Pentagon appear to have been initially shared on the chat platform Discord.
'The Guardian' reports that the leaked documents from the Pentagon appear to have been initially shared on the chat platform Discord.
According to open-source intelligence analysts, the information was leaked in an effort to win an argument regarding the war in Ukraine.
According to open-source intelligence analysts, the information was leaked in an effort to win an argument regarding the war in Ukraine.
After a brief spat with another
person on the server about Minecraft Maps
and the war in Ukraine, one of the Discord
users replied: ‘Here, have some leaked
documents’ – attaching 10 documents
about Ukraine, some of which
bore the ‘top secret’ markings, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that the documents may
have been posted as early as mid-January
on a Discord server named "Thug Shaker Central.".
Posts and channel listings show that the server’s users were interested in video games, music, Orthodox Christianity, and fandom for the popular YouTuber ‘Oxide.’, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
This server was not especially geopolitical
in nature, although its users had a staunchly
Conservative stance on several issues,
members told Bellingcat. Racial slurs
and racist memes were shared widely, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that intelligence agencies
have long been monitoring gaming communities.
In 2013, NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a cache
of documents revealing the agency's active surveillance
on Xbox live, Microsoft's console chat program.
In 2013, NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a cache
of documents revealing the agency's active surveillance
on Xbox live, Microsoft's console chat program
Last week, documents showing estimated
casualties for both Ukraine and Russia
began circulating on social media platforms.
At the same time, altered versions of the documents
began to circulate, showing understated Russian
casualties and overstated Ukrainian casualties.
'The Guardian' reports that the leaked documents from the Pentagon appear to have been initially shared on the chat platform Discord.
'The Guardian' reports that the leaked documents from the Pentagon appear to have been initially shared on the chat platform Discord.
According to open-source intelligence analysts, the information was leaked in an effort to win an argument regarding the war in Ukraine.
According to open-source intelligence analysts, the information was leaked in an effort to win an argument regarding the war in Ukraine.
After a brief spat with another
person on the server about Minecraft Maps
and the war in Ukraine, one of the Discord
users replied: ‘Here, have some leaked
documents’ – attaching 10 documents
about Ukraine, some of which
bore the ‘top secret’ markings, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that the documents may
have been posted as early as mid-January
on a Discord server named "Thug Shaker Central.".
Posts and channel listings show that the server’s users were interested in video games, music, Orthodox Christianity, and fandom for the popular YouTuber ‘Oxide.’, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
This server was not especially geopolitical
in nature, although its users had a staunchly
Conservative stance on several issues,
members told Bellingcat. Racial slurs
and racist memes were shared widely, Aric Toler, analyst at the investigative research
group Bellingcat, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that intelligence agencies
have long been monitoring gaming communities.
In 2013, NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a cache
of documents revealing the agency's active surveillance
on Xbox live, Microsoft's console chat program.
In 2013, NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a cache
of documents revealing the agency's active surveillance
on Xbox live, Microsoft's console chat program