Nicholas Weaver

Wikileaks exaggerated the significance of the CIA documents, and the press followed suit.

It appears that a group called the "Shadow Brokers" have gained access to the NSA's most closely-guarded files. But who's really behind this operation?

The AP story should be a reminder not only to journalists, but also to sources, that leaking information is increasingly complicated. Brooke talks with Nick Weaver, a researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, about ways people can safely turn information over to journalists. Weaver gave advice to sources in Wired this week.