US data breach: Suspect warned months ago by superiors France wants to better equip nuclear power plants for heat waves

New information in the case of the recently discovered US intelligence leak raises the question of whether the release of top secret military documents could have been stopped sooner. The suspect Jack Teixeira had already been warned by his superiors in September and October 2022, according to court documents published late Wednesday evening (local time). The warnings were about “worrying acts” the defendant had taken in connection with classified information. Teixeira was ordered by his superiors to stop taking notes of classified information.

In the court documents, prosecutors demand that the arrested military IT specialist be held in prison until the trial begins. A decision on this was still pending – the judge had not yet decided on a review date for detention by the end of April. The prosecution now claims that Teixeira knew he was breaking the law when he released the classified information. This is a clear indication that he would not meet the court’s requirements if he were allowed to leave prison. “His own posts make it clear that he simply didn’t care what his government or his superiors told him,” the prosecutor wrote of the accused’s posts in chat groups.

Teixeira, in his early twenties, is suspected of having published highly confidential documents from the US secret services and the Department of Defense in a closed chat room. From there, they would have continued to spread until authorities and the media became aware of them. The classified information contained information about Russia’s offensive war against Ukraine, as well as details about alleged US spy operations against partners. Teixeira was arrested in April. He is charged with unauthorized removal, storage and transfer of classified and national defense information. Teixeira faces up to 25 years in prison. (aeg/sda/dpa)