Wednesday 4 November
Global

Your region, kept on this device.

US government IT worker pleads guilty to passing Top Secret files to Ethiopia

Severity
High
Sources
1

A US government IT worker who held Top Secret clearance has admitted spying for Ethiopia by sending it sensitive documents. He had worked across several US government departments between 2019 and 2023. He has agreed to a prison term of between 10 and 22 years.

Like I’m new · Written by AI from 1 source · Wrong?

What to do

  1. No action needed.

Written by AI from the sources, checked against them

Full story timeline · 1 update

  1. Wed 4 NovemberUS gov IT worker pleads guilty to sending Top Secret files to EthiopiaThe Register (Security)

Who reported · 1 outlet

The Register (Security)

Report a problem