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Former NSA hacker and author of memos leaked by Snowden including “I Hunt Sysadmins” talks about his work for the agency

he message arrived at night and consisted of three words: “Good evening sir!”  —  The sender was a hacker who had written a series of provocative memos at the National Security Agency. Tweets: @botherder , @theintercept , @fugueish , @blk_diasporas and @maassp Tweets: @botherder : This “breed” of NSA hackers, as the “Lamb” calls it, is not superior, it's numb and arrogant. https://theintercept.com/... The Intercept / @theintercept : If you asked every U.S. hacker whe­­­ther they hack in basements or on payroll, many would admit to having pensions. http://theintercept.com/... Chris Palmer / @fugueish : https://twitter.com/... “You would not expect these people to work for The Man, but they do, in droves.” https://theintercept.com/... Caco / @blk_diasporas : “One of his memos outlined the ways the NSA reroutes (or 'shapes') the internet traffic of entire countries...” http://twitter.com/... Peter Maass / @maassp : If you are willing to become a patriot hacker, Uncle Sam wants you. My story about a hacker who answered the call. https://theintercept.com/...

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