Today to talk about the story of Snowden's earth-shattering escape in 2013, Snowden leak is the largest security intelligence accident in the history of the United States, took away 1.5 million pieces of secret intelligence in the United States, the United States characterized Snowden as a national crime, the consequences of leaking far exceed WikiLeaks, the US National Security Agency even mobilized the global intelligence force, this scale is second only to the arrest of Bin Laden, but finally caught a lonely, how can Snowden successfully leave xg and escape into Russia, which country's president was humiliated by the United States because of him, The whole hunt plot is no less than a Hollywood blockbuster, and the wonderful story begins, starting with how Snowden got into the NSA.
Snowden's full name is Edward Joseph Snowden (the name is the key Oh), born on June 21, 1983, is a post-80s, the young man is also a military family, the family has served the army since the colonial period, the father is still a coast guard officer, the mother is a clerk in the district court, double civil servant, the family is still very good! According to his family's educational environment, the young man should go to college is not a problem, but unexpectedly the school results are a mess, his father is too anxious to pull him to do the IQ test, the result is 155 points, normal is 80--120, this guy 155, that is really a genius among geniuses (estimated to be an American myth He [sneaks] Einstein is only 150), and finally concluded that the young man did not open his mind, did not encounter the field of interest, the whole high school period, the young man is like most of the babies we have now, Every day there is nothing to play at home, mixed in various technical forums, soon graduated from high school, people are happy to get a diploma, the old Snowden but a sad face, take a certificate, this does not hit the face, can not give him a part-time community school, have to mix a high Chinese it, during this time, this child signed up for a computer network course, 7 courses, pass the qualification exam, Microsoft will issue a certified system engineer certificate, with this certificate, assemble the computer, assign IP address, Remote maintenance server is not a problem, Snowden came to be interested, 7 courses won at one time, became a qualified network administrator, this double certificate in hand, diploma high school graduation! Of course, a high school student wants to enter the NSA to work that is still a long way away, continue to talk!
In March 2003, a bottle of laundry detergent caused by the war in Iraq started, the American soldiers all thought that Iraq was full of gold, enthusiastically signed up to join the army, 04, 21-year-old Snowden also signed up for the army, the result was unfavorable, when enlisting in the army for 4 months of recruit training, broke his legs, retired early, wait for the legs to be good, want to eat, had to find a security job at the University of Maryland near home, the security guard is still relatively idle, young people like to play games, but the location of the security, people who understand know, This side is basically an intranet connection, it is impossible to get on the outside Internet, at this time, Snowden began to use the network management and learned technical knowledge plus talent, a bit of operation, can freely rub to the extranet, of course, he does not know, he rubbed the network is the National Security Agency in the University of Maryland a secret research group, well, you often rub the network there on the alarm, so that the security bureau project team people are also frightened, to why network hackers hacked into their network, Shunto found that the leg is not good Liso's small security guard in the game, an investigation and conversation, think that the network skills of the small security guard can go to the security bureau to work, to the security bureau's civilian staff to deal with computer failures, system maintenance is completely competent work, and then ask the diploma, the small security guard reported truthfully, the result was stuck, the diploma is too low, but the national security leaders did not give up, sorry ah, to Snowden pointed out a way, said we have an outsourcing company, you can go to them to sign up and then assigned to me to work, Outsourcing companies only look at strength and do not look at diplomas, so Snowden began to enter the US intelligence agency (the discerning leader did not know whether he had a back punishment later).
But at the beginning he entered the CIA, in the CIA, to see the young man's excellent technical attitude and sincerity, but also a veteran, equivalent to political reliability, a senior technical old intelligence officer began to conduct higher-level training for Snowden, teaching him to master a variety of communication equipment, network equipment application assembly, the principle of communication passwords, the camouflage of his identity, anti-tracking, etc., but also helped Snowden turn positive, become a regular employee of the CIA, so that Snowden not only became a technical master of intelligence processing. In 2007, he also went to Geneva, Switzerland as a diplomat to deal with intelligence work, and it was a smooth sailing!
In 2009, Snowden had an asthma attack, the young man quit his job, went home to recuperate, 5 months later he was well, maybe the old stay at home is too boring, he found a job at Dell, is not to see Snowden's front work resume is more eye-catching, the result is to Booz allen hamilton employees re-enter the NSA work (here did not find the relationship between Dell and Bosch Allen Two companies, is the subsidiary or recommended the past did not find the conclusion), turned around, Back to labor dispatch, this time sent to Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan, a top official from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Navy and the Air Force Investigation Office and other agencies to give a network security lecture, may be a temporary arrangement, the lecture did not arrange lecturers, is at a loss, Snowden volunteered to stand up, said this lesson I come to, he from the simplest phishing emails to complex code attacks, easy to understand, after talking about serious and scary things, Also told the number one how to prevent and counter, this lecture, Snowden in the intelligence circle more famous, really became a lecturer, teaching everywhere, slowly the NSA have diluted the identity of this laborer, by the age of 27, the scope of contact and intelligence processing authority is also getting higher and higher, can access top secrets, can even transfer and copy files, and is not restricted from using external storage tools such as USB disks, and snowden was transferred to Hawaii to work, specializing in anti-hacking, positioning, collecting, launching cyber attacks, job titles "Infrastructure analyst", with an annual salary of $200,000, a high school student who spent 10 years from a small security guard to a senior technician of the NSA, also proved that Snowden is indeed a genius in network technology!
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The time came to May 20, 2013, this day is a good day, in order to thank the girlfriend who was about to get married or the time is urgent to choose this day, without explaining the reason, this day Snowden quietly set off to xg, of course, 1.5 million secret documents he could not carry, he used complex encryption measures to deal with and hid around the world, but without Snowden's password can not be opened, and once he is unexpected, the people who have been arranged will get the secret code to open and publish all the documents.
Here we must also discuss why Snowden suddenly chose to expose the top secret information of the United States that is not visible, and why? What was his purpose? I looked up a lot of information, and some said that he was an extreme defender of personal privacy rights, a human rights defender, and opposed the collection of surveillance personal information by the US government. The second reason is that he has pathological factors, and after being ostracized by his superiors, he chose to leave his job, coupled with his black-and-white personality, he chose exposure. The third is what Putin said: I can't understand and imagine everything he does, he's a strange young man.
After Snowden chose to come to xg, directly stayed in the Tsim Sha Tsui X Hua Hotel, some people used to "run" for the ideal to describe him, May 20 arrived in Hong Kong, to June 5, June 6, the British "Guardian" and the United States "Washington Post" respectively exposed the US National Security Agency has a secret project codenamed "Prism", requiring telecom giant Verizon Company must turn in the call records of millions of users, disclosing that the US National Security Agency and the FBI directly from Microsoft, Apple, Google, Yahoo, Facebook, paltalk, aol, skype, youtube these 9 company servers collect information, monitoring American citizens' emails, chat records, videos and photos and other secret information, after this news was released, the American people were instantly stunned, it turned out that we are transparent people, anti-government demonstrations began!
From the time to Hong Kong to the first wave of news came out, the interval was 18 days, why in the past half a month, the security bureau in Hawaii did not find that Snowden was missing, this is an incredible plot. At this time, the US intelligence agencies did not know who provided the information, but Obama admitted under pressure that the published Prism project was true, and then, by June 10, the Guardian played a pre-recorded video of Snowden, and after Snowden announced his identity, he admitted that he had provided intelligence information, and would also provide more black material for the US government to oppose the US government's global invasion of personal privacy and internet freedom. A global uproar! At this point, the global news media and the US intelligence agency have moved, where are the Snowdens? By analyzing the background of the video, the US Security Agency determined his location--- xg, and at this time, Snowden really began to flee to live, and nearly 10 years of espionage told him that this time does not disappear, and what awaits is definitely a disappearing life!
The director of the National Security Agency at the time said metaphorically: Snowden revealed not the water in the bucket, but the pipes that flowed into the bucket, and how to collect and dispose of the bucket of water! That is to say, Snowden destroyed the global intelligence gathering network and technical means of the United States, which is a fatal blow! Don't hesitate to kill it! As for what would you do even if the German Chancellor knew I was listening to your phone calls? So you can also understand why Huawei is now being suppressed by the United States, because Huawei's 5G communication technology makes them unable to penetrate! And 4G communications in the United States for so many years is fine!
When the news media rushed to the Mirador Hotel on June 11, 2013 to interview Snowden again, of course, no one could be found!
On June 11, the U.S. House of Representatives accused Snowden of being a "traitor."
On June 13, Robert Miller, director of the FBI, said the FBI had begun a criminal investigation into Snowden for exposing the NSA's "Prism" program, the first time U.S. officials had confirmed that it had taken action against Snowden.
There is not much time left for Snowden, and it must be a death sentence to be caught, and the information passed to him by xg is still better to leave early, not a place to stay for a long time. From disappearing on June 11 to leaving Hong Kong on June 23, these 12 days were the most stressful moments of his life in hiding in Tibet, restless, fortunately he used encrypted communication software to contact Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on the 12th, who was under house arrest in Ecuador's embassy in London, England, but he sent his ex-girlfriend, his most powerful assistant and savior, Sarah Harrison, to help Snowden, and Assange was finally able to escape the pursuit and hide in the embassy Harrison's one-handed operation, with an additional negotiable professional, made Snowden much calmer and more relaxed.
Of course, the United States is not idle during this time, although there is not much public information, but the urine nature of the CIA and the National Security Agency is certainly able to do it yourself without bothering others, General Jin Yinan once said that the intelligence personnel of the US consulate in XG have nearly 1,000 people, to know that XG is not only an international financial center, it is also one of the most active intelligence centers in the world, known as the "Eastern Spy Capital", such a small place, 10 days, to find someone to quietly destroy it should not be difficult for them, No, there is still a British little brother who can help, but the world's top intelligence agencies, the United States still found nothing for more than 10 days.
Whether it is Snowden's anti-reconnaissance technology special cattle, or the submission of the petition there are other reasons that cannot be said (can not be detailed here), some say that they hid in the apartments of ordinary people, some said that they lived in refugee areas, and anyway, they could not find the slightest trace of Snowden!
Here, Assange is also laying smoke bombs, in the name of Snowden bought more than a dozen recent tickets to leave XG to fly to the world, the U.S. government sees that time is tight, the night is long and dreamy, so it has to turn to the XG government for help and ask for assistance in capturing Snowden. More than 10 days later, I believe that Snowden and XG have completed the Olympic spirit of mutual understanding, long-term friendship and unity. Long delay is not a matter, after all, it is a hot potato, the pressure exerted by the United States is also increasing, and finally xg responded to the United States that it is okay to assist in arrest, but you have to issue official extradition documents, I am talking about the rule of law.
June 21, 2013, this Friday, the extradition documents arrived, this day also happened to be Snowden's 30th birthday, thirty and standing this is a big birthday, should be solemnly celebrated, but Snowden has no flowers, no cake, no champagne, with trembling hands received an unsealed U.S. indictment, I don't know how Snowden feels at this time! But Harrison, plus the two local lawyers who "pleased" in xg put their phones in the refrigerator, still celebrated Snowden's birthday with crepes, roast chicken, sausages, and soda, although there was not even a birthday photo, but the heartache also needed to be happy!
There are still 2 days of public holidays, so why stay longer!
At around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2013, Snowden and his party of 4 "smoothly" arrived at the airport lobby (do you believe there was no covert protection?). Harrison later recalled that entering the hall can obviously feel the tense atmosphere, 100% of the people monitoring, who to see who dares to do first, or which link is not connected, in short, it was very calm at the time, after a brief exchange between the two lawyers and the airport staff, Snowden and Harrison quickly got on the plane to Moscow, at 10:55, the plane took off, Snowden triumphantly fled to take the first step!
Of course, the United States will definitely ask the xg government, and you may also want to leave so easily and smoothly?
The xg government calmly replied with three:
First, you issued an assisted arrest warrant on Friday, and we were on leave for the next two days, and we didn't have time to cooperate!
Second, the name of the party in the case you sent is Edward James Snowden, and the boarder is Edward Joseph Snowden, and we are known for strictly abiding by the law, so there is no reason not to board him! (later analysis)
Third, the U.S. government has not frozen his passport, the boarder's passport is valid, he can leave the port freely!
Finally, the XG administration also announced its anger in passing: the US government has been violating the XG network system (who told it?). You get the idea! We have sent a formal letter asking the United States for an explanation and will continue to follow up to guarantee the rights of G people!
Or the former US Security Bureau Chief Michael Hayden said sourly: With the security forces of the eastern powers, it is easy to catch Snowden, but they say that they do not know where, this reason no one believes! [Yay]
This article is a bit long, written in two parts, followed by the story of Snowden to Russia, like friends click to pay attention to Oh!
August 1, 2021 Nanjing Jiangning