Journalist Sharyl Attkisson has received a clerk's order of default against a former federal agent in her lawsuit over the government spying on her computers while she was a CBS News investigative correspondent.
The default means that the defendant, who worked out of the Baltimore U.S. Attorney's office during covert surveillance operations that targeted Attkisson and her family, failed to provide any defense to the computer intrusion allegations.
Once Attkisson's case against a second former federal agent is completed, the Court will decide whether to enter the default judgement, and will determine the method by which any damages will be awarded Attkisson.
Further details were uncovered in multiple independent forensics exams identifying government software and government IP addresses that were repeatedly used in a longterm operation to gain unauthorized, remote access of Attkisson's devices and work.
In December 2012 and January 2013, an Attkisson source- an intelligence offiical- facilitated the first fornesic exam of her CBS computer.
In September, 2013, Attkisson observed that a third computer, her personal MacBook Air, was accessed remotely and briefly controlled while she was using it to work on a story related to the Benghazi case.
The clerk's order of default in Attkisson's case is against a former government informant, Ryan White, for the claim of violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Development in Attkisson lawsuit: Court enters clerks' order of default in journalist's case over government computer spying
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