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Report: US May Alter Internet Monitoring Effort After Pentagon Leaks Went Unseen for Weeks

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States may reportedly alter its intelligence agencies’ internet monitoring efforts after they failed for weeks to detect dozens of seemingly classified documents leaked online.
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US intelligence agencies are looking at broadening a set of online sites that authorities track, US media reported, citing a senior administration official and a congressional official briefed on the matter.
The leaked materials, the veracity of which has not been confirmed by US officials, first appeared on Discord, a platform popular with gamers.
The intelligence community allegedly is seeking a way to search platforms like Discord for relevant materials to avoid future leaks.
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