DEFENDANT RECORD

Joshua Adam Schulte

sentenced
Aliases: badass_sec
Former CIA engineer who leaked Vault 7 cyber tools to WikiLeaks. Sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.

Key Facts

Status
SENTENCED
Current legal state
Sentence
480 mo
Life imprisonment
Restitution
$0
Mandatory restitution
Cases
1
Federal dockets
  • Legal Disposition: sentenced.
  • Nationality: United States.
  • Total Imprisonment: Life imprisonment.
  • Court Restitution: None ordered.

Prosecution Matters Involving This Defendant

sentenced 2017-08-24

U.S. v. Joshua Schulte (CIA Vault 7 Leak)

Former Central Intelligence Agency software developer convicted of the historic transmission of classified CIA cyber warfare tools, source code, and zero-day exploits (Vault 7) to WikiLeaks, causing catastrophic national security damage.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York View case details →