The Changing Landscape of Intelligence Leaks: Insights from Recent Cases.
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was charged with two counts under the Espionage Act for repeatedly sharing classified documents on the internet through a gaming group he belonged to that focused on war, guns, and sometimes, racist and antisemitic memes. Teixeira grew up with a passion for the military and weapons, but some who knew him found it "unsettling." He had broad access to a secure facility where he could access a global network of classified material from the military and 17 other U.S. intelligence agencies.