In the United States, a 28-year-old IT specialist of the reconnaissance management of Pentagon Nathan Vilas Laatcha was detained. He is accused of attempting to transmit secret information to the foreign government. This was reported by the US Department of Justice.
Laatch, who has been working in the Department of Internal Threats to the US Department of Defense since 2019, has access to information with "Secret" and "Completely". According to the investigation, he disagreed with the "values of the Trump administration" and declared his readiness to share secret information.
In March 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation learned about the attempt: in a letter that the attacker sent a person who considered a representative of a foreign government, Laatch outlined his position and intention to cooperate. For several days, he transferred secret data to a flash drive and left it in a stipulated place in Virginia, believing that he passes them to foreign agents.
The flash drive was intercepted by FBI agents. It contained materials with "Secret" and "Completely", as well as Laatch's personal messages. He later began to demand a remuneration for further transmission of data and expressed interest in the citizenship of another country.
On May 29, during an attempt to convey another portion of information, the man was detained. It must be taken to court today.
