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Snowden stole password from NSA co-worker

WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden got an unwitting assist from an NSA employee who foolishly lent the infamous leaker his password, according to an agency memo.

A civilian NSA employee quit in January after the feds stripped him of his security clearance, according to the Feb. 10 agency memo drafted for a congressional committee and obtained by NBC News.

The unnamed NSA worker entered his password on Snowden’s computer at Snowden’s request.

“Unbeknownst to the civilian, Mr. Snowden was able to capture the password, allowing him even greater access to classified information,” according to the memo.

The memo states that an NSA civilian worker, an active-duty member of the military and a contractor all were “implicated in this matter.”

Snowden, a former NSA contractor, has claimed — apparently falsely — he didn’t use subterfuge to get information.

“I never stole any passwords, nor did I trick an army of co-workers,” he said in a Google chat last month.

The service member and the contractor were “removed from access to NSA information and spaces” last August, according to the memo.