Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden

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Source: Reuters

Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden

BY MARK HOSENBALL
WASHINGTON Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:27pm EST

(Reuters) - British and U.S. intelligence officials say they are worried about a "doomsday" cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud.

The cache contains documents generated by the NSA and other agencies and includes names of U.S. and allied intelligence personnel, seven current and former U.S. officials and other sources briefed on the matter said.

The data is protected with sophisticated encryption, and multiple passwords are needed to open it, said two of the sources, who like the others spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.

The passwords are in the possession of at least three different people and are valid for only a brief time window each day, they said. The identities of persons who might have the passwords are unknown.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-usa-security-doomsday-idUSBRE9AO0Y120131126

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1. LOL!

I hope it's all released.

Well, provided it doesn't lead to murders of innocents.

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. I think we have a good idea who has those passwords...

[defacto7]

3. It probably would.

I'm all for transparency but I would draw the line on foreign intelligence sources. They would likely be tortured, murdered or become hostages which would put us into more conflicts and that would cost more US lives. We should be done with that shit.