“Leakgate” refers to the leakage of confidential documents from the U.S. Pentagon. The documents involve Western countries’ assistance in Ukraine’s military formation and weapons delivery, troop setup, troop strength and other important information, as well as sensitive briefings about Canada, China, Israel, and South Korea. Materials and some content on India, the Pacific theater, the Middle East, etc.1234
This incident has continued to ferment, and the world is paying attention.12
US media once again exposed the content of “Leakgate”: Because the Ukrainian army may be surrounded, the US once suggested giving up Bahmut
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The U.S. Pentagon “leakgate” scandal is still unfolding. The Washington Post of the United States continued to release the contents of confidential documents on the 20th. The “pessimistic assessment” showed that the United States warned Ukraine in January this year that it believed that the Ukrainian army might be surrounded by Russian troops in Bakhmut and suggested that Ukraine reduce the risk of The losses were abandoned and the city was evacuated.
According to the Washington Post, an assessment document marked “top secret” shows that since November last year, Russia has been “steadily developing developments that could jeopardize Ukraine’s ability to control the city” if the Ukrainian army does not withdraw within the next month. , they may “face the risk of being surrounded.”
Regarding the situation in Bakhmut, reports stated that the Ukrainian army is still holding on to the western edge of the city. This battle has become the longest and most casualty battle in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Currently, the fighting in Bakhmut has lasted for about 7 months. According to a report by the TASS news agency on the 3rd of this month, Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary organization “Wagner”, released a video late at night on the 2nd local time, saying that the Russian flag had been raised over the Bakhmut Municipal Building. “In a legal sense, we The city has been captured.” But Ukraine later denied this statement, saying that Bakhmut “still belongs to Ukraine” and the fighting continued on the 3rd. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) stated that if the Russian statement is true, it will be a major development on the battlefield. Agence France-Presse said on the 3rd, “Although some analysts say that this city has almost no strategic value, Ukraine stated that this battle is the key to blocking the Russian army on the entire eastern front.”
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Korean media: U.S. eavesdropping on its allies, instead of apologizing, brags about its arrogant attitude, which is disappointing
Overseas Network, April 19th, Korean media “Korean Nation” published an article on April 18th saying that the White House not only failed to apologize for the U.S. intelligence agency’s eavesdropping on allies, but instead claimed that “the allies thanked the United States for its serious handling of the leaks.” Its attitude Arrogance is disappointing.
John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator of the U.S. National Security Council, said in response to a reporter’s question on the 17th that “Allies appreciate our seriousness in handling leaks and our commitment to continue sharing information.” But when asked, “If the eavesdropping is true, whether “We will apologize to South Korea”, both the US Department of Defense and the Secretary of State were vague.
“The Korean Nation” stated that the United States is trying to shift the attention of the outside world on the wiretapping incident to the leaker. Regarding how to obtain the intelligence of its allies, the United States should humbly explain and apologize to its allies. However, instead of doing so, the United States showed an arrogant attitude, which is really disappointing.
The exposure of the scandal involving U.S. intelligence agencies eavesdropping on the South Korean government sparked dissatisfaction in South Korean society. According to a report by Korean media Oh my News on April 14, the latest poll shows that more than half of South Korean people call on the government to strongly protest to the United States over this matter. In the past few days, many South Korean lawmakers have also spoken out to criticize the U.S. eavesdropping incident.
U.S. federal agencies exposed to data breach scandal: privacy of more than 250,000 consumers was sent to private mailboxes
Overseas Network, April 20. According to a report by the New York Post on the 19th, the Consumer and Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency under the U.S. federal government, was exposed to a serious data breach scandal. An employee leaked the confidential information of approximately 256,000 consumers. Data are sent to a private email address. The agency called it a “significant incident.”
The CFPB said the employee was authorized to access the data, which included consumer identifying information such as names and trading accounts from seven institutions. The data was sent to employees in 65 emails to their personal email addresses.
CFPB officials discovered that personal email accounts were being used improperly on February 14 and reported the case on March 21. At present, the employees involved in the case have resigned, but the CFPB has not disclosed whether they have been fired.
A CFPB spokesperson said in a statement that the agency takes data privacy very seriously and that this unauthorized transfer of confidential personal data is unacceptable. The agency also said there was no indication that the leaked data was further disseminated, but there was no evidence that the data had been deleted.
Patrick McHenry, chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, believes that the breach raises concerns about how the CFPB protects consumers’ personally identifiable information.
Cartoon Commentary: Another surveillance scandal is exposed in the United States: “The world’s largest secret thief”
A few days ago, a batch of suspected secret documents from the US military appeared on many overseas social media. These leaked documents show that the U.S. government is not only deeply involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but also continues to closely monitor and monitor its allies. This is not the first time that the United States has been exposed to a scandal of spying on its allies.
An article in Egypt’s “Daily News” pointed out that the recent leaks are just “a microcosm of the United States’ long-term indiscriminate surveillance of the world.”
For a long time, the United States has been arbitrarily eavesdropping and launching cyber attacks on other countries under the guise of “maintaining national security,” seriously damaging the sovereignty of other countries and the privacy of global Internet users, and exposing its hegemonic and bullying nature as a “monitoring power.”
The United States should immediately stop its evil behavior of large-scale and indiscriminate eavesdropping and bring justice to the world.
Impact/Consequences of the Leakgate Incident
The “Leakgate” incident refers to the leakage of a large number of secret documents by the U.S. intelligence agency, which includes the content of the U.S.’s large-scale surveillance of international organizations and many countries, including allies.1.The incident caused concern to the United Nations1Mexican President Lopez criticized the United States for interfering in Mexico1.At present, China has not expressed its position on this2.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The United States is the “Matrix” and should give an explanation to the international community
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held today (April 19), spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that recent news reports about the United States’ surveillance and surveillance of countries and international organizations around the world, including its allies, have once again triggered the international community uproar. But in fact, this is not the first time a similar scandal has been exposed in the United States. The United States claims to safeguard the role of the United Nations, but it has set off an eavesdropping storm in the United Nations.
The United States claims to be the defender of so-called “liberal democracy”, but it uses advanced technology to build a “Matrix”. The United States claims to maintain information security, but it has laid information security traps around the world. The United States should give an explanation to the international community, especially the United Nations.
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