WASHINGTON Edward Snowden got an unwitting assist from an NSA employee who foolishly lent the infamous leaker his password, according to an agency memo. <\/p>\n
A civilian NSA employee quit in January after the feds stripped him of his security clearance, according to the Feb. 10 agency memo drafted for a congressional committee and obtained by NBC News. <\/p>\n
The unnamed NSA worker entered his password on Snowdens computer at Snowdens request. <\/p>\n
Unbeknownst to the civilian, Mr. Snowden was able to capture the password, allowing him even greater access to classified information, according to the memo. <\/p>\n
The memo states that an NSA civilian worker, an active-duty member of the military and a contractor all were implicated in this matter. <\/p>\n
Snowden, a former NSA contractor, has claimed apparently falsely he didnt use subterfuge to get information. <\/p>\n
I never stole any passwords, nor did I trick an army of co-workers, he said in a Google chat last month. <\/p>\n
The service member and the contractor were removed from access to NSA information and spaces last August, according to the memo. <\/p>\n
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