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

ID: 1e731b21-7286-5469-a634-37d875cfdf2b

STIX ID: report--1e731b21-7286-5469-a634-37d875cfdf2b

Feed Name: Ars Technica Security (tag)

Date Published: 2025-05-30

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Nate Anderson

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The report describes how the FBI traced an “anonymous” outreach to a DIA insider, Laatsch, through email and IP linkage to his residence, observed him via internal video as he hand-copied classified material to evade digital tracking, and executed a sting involving a thumb-drive dead drop in Alexandria that agents recovered; Laatsch, who sought foreign citizenship rather than payment, was arrested on May 29.

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