US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday ordered an internal review of security procedures at his facility after what could be one of the biggest leaks of classified documents in a decade, EFE reports.

The alleged author of the leaked documents, which mainly contained information about the war in Ukraine, is a 21-year-old man who was arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts.

In an initial reaction, Austin applauded the FBI’s quick arrest of the suspect and said he was determined to give his full support and cooperation to the investigation.

At the same time, the defense secretary said he had directed the undersecretary for intelligence and security to initiate a review of the agency’s intelligence “access, accountability, and oversight” procedures to “prevent these types of incidents from occurring.” it repeats itself.’

“I will not hesitate to take any additional steps necessary to protect our nation’s secrets,” Lloyd said in a statement.

Jack Teixeira, the alleged author of the leaks

The FBI arrested Jack Teixeira, the alleged author of the leak, on Thursday in North Dayton, Massachusetts.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that FBI agents arrested Teixeira in the afternoon “without incident” and that he would appear before a federal judge in Massachusetts to face charges. They will read the charges that have not yet been filed. in public and will be asked to plead guilty or not guilty.

U.S. authorities have not yet released details of how the leak occurred, but The Washington Post contacted an acquaintance of Teixeira’s who said he released the documents because he wanted to impress other young people he interacted with on Discord.

According to the publication, Teixeira accessed the documents at the National Guard base where he worked, took them home and posted them on Discord, a platform popular among video game enthusiasts.

Most of the documents relate to the war in Ukraine

These documents were later shared on other social networks such as Telegram and made the front pages of major newspapers around the world.

Most of the released documents relate to the war in Ukraine and contain details of US and NATO plans to intensify the Ukrainian offensive.

In addition, information indicates that Washington could spy on some of its closest allies, such as Ukraine itself, South Korea and Israel, EFE notes. (Agerpress)