Teenage WikiLeaks volunteer: Why I served as an FBI informant
A young Icelandic boy's journey as an informant all began with a cryptic e-mail sent to the United States Embassy in Reykjavík from Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson (Sigurður Ingi Þórðarsson), then an 18-year-old.
Thordarson had been involved with WikiLeaks during the previous 18 months, moving ever-closer to the inner circle of the group—Julian Assange eventually promoted him to running the group’s IRC channel, and he was put in charge of dealing with newcomers, media, and other volunteers.
On Thursday, Wired revealed the Icelandic teenager that was part of WikiLeaks also served as a paid FBI informant, publishing months of e-mails from Thordarson to his FBI handlers (ending in February 2012) and a document entitled “Receipt for Property Received” on FBI stationary (previously only published for a short time on Thordarson's Twitter account), which detailed that the government acquired eight hard drives from Thordarson. The Icelandic informant told Ars there are more e-mails that he did not share, which continue until July 11, 2012.
