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Re: by sangnoir on Sunday February 09, 2025 @03:28PM (#42993598)
They could just hack their devices remotely, or physically break into his residence. I suspect a serial leaker will lack neither the discipline to not copy data onto personal devices, nor the opsec to withstand a motivated nation-state, since a lot of the work seems rushed, and is off playbook.
Re: by SequoiaHope on Sunday February 09, 2025 @04:36PM (#42994282)
Perhaps giving an inexperienced script kiddie full access was part of a broader plan to allow someone else to covertly “steal” the data without directly implicating those in charge.
Re: by gorlilla on Sunday February 09, 2025 @06:22PM (#42995179)
I believe the term is 'patsy' or, more generally, a scapegoat.