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It on his home computer, which was protected with kapersky software, which the russians can now tunnel through. they went in, snatched those secrets without the nsa contractor having to give it to the russians. as soon as you take stuff out into the wild, if you are using this system, it provides an open door for russia. >> it never stops. scary stuff. when we come back, the vegas gunman had staked out additional music festivals. the growing questions about his meticulous planning and the mystery surrounding his motives. ? hi! okay, so you've got two friends here. yes. this is the j.d. power...

To leave. >> rucker, thank you very much. nick, thank you as well. and hallie jackson as well. moving on, confirmed report of how -- defend against cyber attacks after a national security agency contractor placed that information on his home computer. such a breach could enable russia to evade nsa surveillance and infiltrate u.s. networks more easily. with me one of the "the wall street journal" reporters who broke this story. he joins me along with nbc's ken delanian. gordon, talk to me about the gravity of this hack and what it means for not only 2016 but for the future. >> yeah. it's a sign...

Russian corporation or criminal, criminal enterprise in cyberspace can be used, we saw this in april thousands of computers around the world used by russia intelligence to penetrate into people's computers. now we see a company, a cyber security company supposed to be protecting you being used to actually snatch secrets out of someone's home computer. they're able to do this. that makes millions of people around the world vulnerable. and it's a huge strategic asset for the russians. >> guys, thank you very much for joining us to talk about this very serious story. it is 3:00 p.m. here on the e...

The federal government's efforts prevent a major cyber attack may have suffered a serious blow. nbc news has confirmed russian hackers stole important details about how the nsa defends against cyber attacks. for more i'm joined by nbc news intelligence and national security reporter ken dilinian. ken, what is the latest? >> katy, this is an incredible story. a contractor at the nsa apparently took home highly classified material including hacking tools that the nsa uses to break into computers and eavesdrop on communications. and this contractor was using a russian made antivirus software on h...

Wakey! wakey! rise and shine! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? according to a series of new reports, russian hackers stole highly sensitive spying tools from u.s. government contractor. anyway, the white house journal says the stolen material includes, quote, details of how the u.s. penetrates foreign computer networks and defends against cyber attacks. according to the experts, the theft is one of the most signific...