Pentagon: Possible Breach Of FBI Communications

Forbes reports:

The Pentagon is investigating what it has called a “critical compromise” of communications across 17 Air Force facilities by one of its engineers, according to a search warrant obtained by Forbes.

The document also details evidence of a possible breach of FBI communications by the same employee, who worked at the Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee.

The government had been tipped off by a base contractor that the 48-year-old engineer had taken government radio technologies home, effectively stealing them for his own use, according to the warrant, which alleged the amount of pilfered equipment was worth nearly $90,000.

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Per the article and as with the recently arrested Air Force Guardsman, the Air Force had gotten multiple warnings about this engineer.

SCOOP The Pentagon is investigating one of its own for a “critical” breach of Air Force communications.

FBI comms also potentially impacted as staffer takes home a load of radio/network tech, according to warrant.https://t.co/6BNzpQrJko

— Thomas Brewster (@iblametom) July 29, 2023