Tuesday, Mar. 8, 2022
Was a NATO-labeled laptop with intelligence found at the headquarters of Ukrainian nationalists?
An article published by the Russian state-owned Sputnik News claimed that a laptop with intelligence data was found at one of the headquarters of right-wing Ukrainian nationalists.
But David van Weel, NATO assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges, tweeted that NATO doesn't work on 15-year-old laptops.
NATO said initial findings were that this computer was sold as surplus several years ago and that there would not have been any classified files on the computer when it was sold.
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- Laptop Mag Lenovo ThinkPad R500 Review
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