Hawaii Cryptologic Center | |
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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii in USA | |
Code | HCC |
Site history | |
Built | January 6, 2012 |
The Hawaii Cryptologic Center (HCC) or NSA Hawaii is a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) facility located near Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. [1] [2] The facility opened on January 6, 2012, at a cost of $358 million. [2] The center focuses on signals intelligence intercepts from Asia, and conducts cybersecurity and cyberwarfare operations. [3] [4]
In May 2013, a worker at this facility, Edward Snowden, [5] took many classified documents and provided them to the press, revealing the existence of a number of top secret NSA mass surveillance programs. [6]
Snowden wore it regularly to stay warm in the air-conditioned underground NSA Hawaii Kunia facility known as 'the tunnel.'
21°31′23″N 158°00′43″W / 21.523°N 158.012°W
Hawaii Cryptologic Center | |
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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii in USA | |
Code | HCC |
Site history | |
Built | January 6, 2012 |
The Hawaii Cryptologic Center (HCC) or NSA Hawaii is a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) facility located near Wahiawa on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. [1] [2] The facility opened on January 6, 2012, at a cost of $358 million. [2] The center focuses on signals intelligence intercepts from Asia, and conducts cybersecurity and cyberwarfare operations. [3] [4]
In May 2013, a worker at this facility, Edward Snowden, [5] took many classified documents and provided them to the press, revealing the existence of a number of top secret NSA mass surveillance programs. [6]
Snowden wore it regularly to stay warm in the air-conditioned underground NSA Hawaii Kunia facility known as 'the tunnel.'
21°31′23″N 158°00′43″W / 21.523°N 158.012°W