Spy-catcher saw “stupid” tech errors others made. FBI says he then made his own.

Ars Technica
By Nate AndersonMay 30, 2025, 3:55 pm609 ptsHot
Twenty-eight-year-old Nathan Laatsch was, until yesterday, a cybersecurity employee at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He had a Top Secret clearance and worked in the Insider Threat Division. Laatsch spent his days—you'll understand the past tense in a moment—"enabling user monitoring on individuals…

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