The UK has been accidentally sending classified information to Russian-allied Mali because of a one-letter typo in a domain name: report

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The UK Ministry of Defence said it has launched an investigation into the matter.

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The balloons are back: The origin of an object spotted floating 36,000 feet over Hawaii is unknown

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira boasted online he'd thought of everything and was untraceable, FBI investigator says. Now he faces decades in prison.

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The Pentagon leak is being traced to a man on Discord who sent around two dozen young gamers hundreds of secrets over months.

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Top secret information is 'like toilet paper' at the Pentagon, says the Vietnam War whistleblower

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Daniel Ellsberg speaks during a 2006 protest in front of the White House.

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The Pentagon leaks: What documents leaked in the US military's worst intelligence breach in a decade reveal

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Jack Teixeira, 21, has been charged in connection with the leak of secret Pentagon documents.

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Why the Pentagon leak is embarrassing for the US government

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The US is reassessing its security clearances after 21-year-old Jack Teixeira allegedly leaked dozens of secret government documents on a Discord server.

GOP House intel chairman slaps down praise of accused Pentagon leaker from MAGA Republicans

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A photo of Jack Teixeira in uniform posted to the Facebook page of his mother's business.

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Almost half of Taiwan's aircraft isn't ready for war, and its air force doesn't have a coordinated radio network to stave off a Chinese invasion: Pentagon leak

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A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet lands after routine patrols and training exercises at an air force base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan on April 6, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Discord users say Jack Teixeira only leaked documents to show off. That's a problem for the US military, which uses the app as a conduit for recruitment.

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A man plays a round of "Call of Duty 4" in the computer area of the U.S. Army Experience center at the Franklin Mills mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 2009.

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Watch FBI agents arrest the 21-year-old accused of leaking government documents

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  • Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday in connection with the top-secret leak of military documents.
  • He is a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
  • There are two charges against Teixeira, both related to the classified materials.
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