http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/14/mi6-worker-daniel-houghton-guilty By Haroon Siddique and agencies guardian.co.uk 14 July 2010 A former British spy who tried to sell top secret files to foreign agents admitted two offences under the Official Secrets act today. Daniel Houghton, who worked for MI6 between September 2007 and last May, was arrested in a Scotland Yard sting at a central London hotel in March after offering to sell documents to Dutch intelligence agents for 2m. The information consisted of MI5 files he had accessed while working for MI6 and a list of his former colleagues with their home addresses and mobile phone numbers. Appearing at the royal courts of justice, 25-year-old Houghton denied a count of theft but admitted two charges of unlawful disclosure of material relating to security or intelligence contrary to the Official Secrets act. The MI5 documents concerned specialist techniques developed by spies for gathering intelligence. Houghton burned many of the files onto DVDs and CDs on his office computer before taking them home. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:07:44 PDT
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