The Secret Service, which is in charge of the security of the US president, announced today that the laptop of one of its agents was stolen from a car in New York, noting that these computers are equipped with multiple security valves and are not allowed. contain classified information.
The agency noted that it will not comment further on the case while the investigation into what exactly happened is ongoing.
According to ABC News, citing law enforcement sources, the laptop contained floor plans of the Trump skyscraper, data on the private server used by Hillary Clinton for her e-mail, and other related information. with national security issues.
The New York Daily News, citing police sources, said authorities had been searching for the computer since Thursday morning when it was stolen from the agent's car in Brooklyn, New York. Some items that the perpetrators took from the vehicle, such as some coins and a black briefcase with the Secret Service mark, were found a little later.
For its part, CBS News reported that there were some "important documents" about Pope Francis in the laptop files.
The agent told police investigators that although there was nothing on the computer about the White House or foreign leaders, the information contained could undermine national security, according to the Daily News. "There is some very sensitive data out there. "They run like crazy," a police source told the newspaper.
Earlier, CNN reported that a Californian who climbed into the White House fence last week was in the south garden of the presidential residence for at least 15 minutes, until he was arrested by security agents.
Source: RES-EAP