[/caption]Bradley Manning has become one of the most well known names in the United States, after the Army intelligence analyst passed on sensitive information to WikiLeaks about the war in Afghanistan.
So far, authorities have confirmed that he was the one responsible for the release of a video of an air strike that led to the wrongful death of a number of citizens, and he is believed to be behind the tens of thousands of documents that were released last week, prompting a call from the White House to stop the exposure.
Now Adrian Lamo, the former hacker who tipped off the Defense Department after being approached online by Manning, has said that two MIT students were involved in providing the encryption software for the task.
The two men remain unnamed, as Lamo says one of them threatened his life if he told the press or investigators who they were. However, it was confirmed that a number of civilians have been spoken to about their possible involvement with the leak, including one who admits to talk to Manning, but denies providing assistance.
When asked by CNN if they could confirm Lamo's story, Wikileaks replied in an email that "as a matter of policy, we do not discuss any matters to do with allegations relating to the identity of sources."
But the idea that he had help from inside a major technical institution is not strange. Manning was an analyst, but there is no evidence that he would have been capable to creating and utilizing sophisticated software like that needed for the mass leak. It seems likely that someone would have instructed him in its' use.
MIT is not confirming that anything, however, and has said only that they are "closely monitoring" the situation, and cooperating with the joint Department of Defense/FBI task force.
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