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Wikileaks strikes again revealing CIA hacking tools

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Laura Campbell

Published 7 March 2017·over 9 years ago 1 min read
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Wikileaks has published details of alleged hacking tools used by the CIA.

The cyber-weapons are allegedly said to include malware that targets Windows, Android, iOS, OSX and Linux computers as well as internet routers.

Some of the software is reported to have been developed in-house, but the UK's MI5 agency is said to have helped build a spyware attack for Samsung TVs.

Edward Snowden tweeted the following; Edward Snowden has tweeted that the leak appears to be credible. The effort to compromise Samsung's F8000 range of smart TVs was codenamed Weeping Angel, according to documents dated June 2014.

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Robert Hedges7 Aug

The article mentions routers being compromised, which is particularly concerning for the average household. I suppose it is time to look into more robust firewall hardware for my home office.

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Janet Cartwright7 Aug

Are we honestly surprised that the CIA is doing this? Every major superpower is engaged in cyber warfare, and pretending otherwise is just naive at this point.

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David Thorne7 Aug

As someone who works in IT security, I can say this was only a matter of time. Most of these vulnerabilities have been known to professionals for years, but it is shocking to see them confirmed as state-sponsored tactics.

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Susan Miller7 Aug

While I appreciate the transparency, I do worry that releasing these tools publicly essentially hands a blueprint to every criminal group on the planet. This seems incredibly irresponsible of Wikileaks.

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Arthur Penhaligon7 Aug

It is about time someone held these intelligence agencies accountable. They seem to forget that digital privacy is a fundamental right for citizens, not just a suggestion.

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