How the CIA’s Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure
8 years ago

How the CIA’s Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure

Wired  

When WikiLeaks yesterday released a trove of documents purporting to show how the CIA hacks everything from smartphones to PCs to smart televisions, the agency's already shadowy reputation gained a new dimension. As security researchers and policy analysts dig through the latest WikiLeaks documents, the sheer number of hacking tools the CIA has apparently hoarded for exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities---secret inroads that tech firms haven't patched---stands out most. "If the CIA can use it, so can the Russians, or the Chinese or organized crime," says Kevin Bankston, the director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute. "In the same way the military would probably have one technique for killing every single tank in an enemy’s arsenal, you would expect the CIA to collect the same thing," says Green. Daniels declined to comment specifically on the WikiLeaks release or the CIA's exploit collection, but said that even now he doesn't believe anyone was hiding hacking capabilities from the White House.

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White House official: 8 US telecom providers hacked by Chinese
3 months, 4 weeks ago

White House official: 8 US telecom providers hacked by Chinese

CNN  

Washington CNN — US officials believe Chinese hackers breached at least eight US telecommunications providers in their quest to spy on top US political figures as part of a hacking campaign that has affected dozens of countries worldwide, a White House official said Wednesday. US officials are still trying to help major telecom providers evict Chinese government-backed hackers from their …

Google report reveals government hackers exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities to target iPhone users
1 year, 1 month ago

Google report reveals government hackers exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities to target iPhone users

India TV News  

Google report reveals government hackers exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities to target iPhone users Google has reported that in a particular campaign, in which the hackers have been working for the government exploited three iPhone vulnerabilities known as "zero-days," which were not previously known to Apple. Google has recently stated that government hackers used three undiscovered flaws in Apple's iPhone operating system …

Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking documents to Wikileaks
1 year, 1 month ago

Former CIA hacker sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking documents to Wikileaks

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former CIA officer …

US officials’ phones hacked with NSO Group spyware: Reuters
3 years, 3 months ago

US officials’ phones hacked with NSO Group spyware: Reuters

Al Jazeera  

The phones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked by NSO Group spyware, the news agency reports. The phones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked using Israeli firm NSO Group’s spyware, the Reuters news agency has reported, citing four unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The news agency’s report comes after US President …

CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn’t protect itself
4 years, 9 months ago

CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn’t protect itself

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A specialized CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn’t prepared to adequately respond when the secrets were stolen, according to an internal report prepared after the worst data loss in the intelligence agency’s history. The report, prepared by the CIA’s WikiLeaks Task Force, suggests the …

The CIA's cyber intelligence unit had terrible cybersecurity, inquiry finds
4 years, 9 months ago

The CIA's cyber intelligence unit had terrible cybersecurity, inquiry finds

Salon  

A government inquiry concluded that "woefully lax" security practices at the Central Intelligence Agency played a major role in a massive 2017 leak of confidential documents, most of which ended up appearing on WikiLeaks. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday noting that the CIA's WikiLeaks Task Force report reveal "lax …

CIA blasted for ‘woefully lax’ cybersecurity: Report
4 years, 9 months ago

CIA blasted for ‘woefully lax’ cybersecurity: Report

Al Jazeera  

CIA operatives shared administrative passwords and had access to historical data indefinitely, the report says. An internal CIA report dated October 2017 and released by Democratic US Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday described security at the agency’s Center for Cyber Intelligence – the unit responsible for designing the tools – as “woefully lax”. “Most of our sensitive cyber weapons were …

Chinese spies stole NSA hacking tools, report finds
5 years, 10 months ago

Chinese spies stole NSA hacking tools, report finds

CNN  

New York CNN — Chinese hackers acquired and used National Security Agency hacking tools in 2016 and used them to carry out cyberattacks, a new report has found. In the report, the cybersecurity company Symantec claims that a Chinese hacker group associated with Chinese government intelligence conducted a hacking campaign using a tool that at the time was only known …

Latest WikiLeaks Release Shows How the CIA Hacks Your Router
55 years, 3 months ago

Latest WikiLeaks Release Shows How the CIA Hacks Your Router

Wired  

Your Wi-Fi router, sitting in the corner of your home accumulating dust and unpatched security flaws, provides an attractive target for hackers. It's the latest drip in the months-long trickle of secret CIA files it's called Vault7, and it hints at how the agency leverages vulnerabilities in common routers sold by companies including D-Link and Linksys. —Matthew Hickey, Hacker House …

WikiLeaks reveals that NSA has been spying on Pakistan’s mobile networks
7 years, 11 months ago

WikiLeaks reveals that NSA has been spying on Pakistan’s mobile networks

Firstpost  

The US National Security Agency has been spying on Pakistan’s mobile networks, whistleblowing organisation WikiLeaks has tweeted. “Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of Pakistan mobile system,” @wikileaks tweeted. According to a report in Express Tribune on Monday, the hacker group “Shadow Brokers” released a new cache of information detailing how the NSA accessed …

US NSA spying on Pakistan's mobile networks, says WikiLeaks
7 years, 11 months ago

US NSA spying on Pakistan's mobile networks, says WikiLeaks

India TV News  

The US National Security Agency has been spying on Pakistan's mobile networks, whistleblowing organisation WikiLeaks has said. "Hundreds of NSA cyber weapons variants publicly released including code showing hacking of Pakistan mobile system," @wikileaks tweeted, along with a link to a cache of information detailing how the NSA accessed private and public networks in other countries. "The researcher confirmed that …

Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking tools
7 years, 11 months ago

Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking tools

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp. said on Monday. Symantec said it had connected at least 40 attacks in 16 countries to the tools obtained by WikiLeaks, though it followed company policy by not …

WikiLeaks’ latest release could blow the cover on hacking operations
8 years ago

WikiLeaks’ latest release could blow the cover on hacking operations

India TV News  

WikiLeaks’ most recent revelation of CIA cyber-tools uncovers a strategy utilized by the agency to conceal its digital tracks, conceivably ruining the disguise on hacking operations aimed at gathering intelligence on foreign targets, the media revealed. The Friday release of the Central Intelligence Agency's "Marble Framework" comes less than a month after the WikiLeaks disclosed a trove of files -- …

WikiLeaks offers tech firms CIA hacking secrets
8 years ago

WikiLeaks offers tech firms CIA hacking secrets

China Daily  

WASHINGTON - WikiLeaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it possesses, to allow them to patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange said on Thursday. The anti-secrecy group published documents on Tuesday describing secret CIA hacking tools and snippets of computer code. "Considering what we think is the best way to proceed and hearing these …

WikiLeaks offering CIA hacking tools to tech companies: Julian Assange
8 years ago

WikiLeaks offering CIA hacking tools to tech companies: Julian Assange

Live Mint  

Washington/San Francisco: Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools that it possesses so they can patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange said on Thursday, presenting Silicon Valley with a potential dilemma on how to deal with the anti-secrecy group. “Our preferred method for anyone with knowledge of security issues, including the CIA or …

Wikileaks is willing to share CIA hacking tools with tech companies to help them patch flaws: Assange
8 years ago

Wikileaks is willing to share CIA hacking tools with tech companies to help them patch flaws: Assange

Firstpost  

Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it possesses so they can patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange said on Thursday. Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it possesses so they can patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange said on Thursday, presenting Silicon Valley with a potential …

Wikileaks’ CIA document dump will cause a ripple effect
8 years ago

Wikileaks’ CIA document dump will cause a ripple effect

Al Jazeera  

Revelations about CIA’s extensive hacking arsenal may push governments around the world to pursue similar exploits. The documents published online reveal a set of sophisticated tools and techniques from the CIA’s arsenal detailing how the agency can break into smartphones, computers and smart televisions. The US government has spent decades posing as the world’s human rights defenders, and it shouldn’t …

CIA blasts WikiLeaks for exposing cyberspying documents
8 years ago

CIA blasts WikiLeaks for exposing cyberspying documents

China Daily  

WASHINGTON - The CIA on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering the United States, helping US rivals and hampering the fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy site claimed was a trove of CIA hacking tools. A CIA spokeswoman would not confirm the authenticity of the materials published by WikiLeaks, which said they were leaked from the spy agency's …

Wikileaks’ CIA document dump will cause a ripple effect
8 years ago

Wikileaks’ CIA document dump will cause a ripple effect

Al Jazeera  

Revelations about CIA’s extensive hacking arsenal may push governments around the world to pursue similar exploits. The documents published online reveal a set of sophisticated tools and techniques from the CIA’s arsenal detailing how the agency can break into smartphones, computers and smart televisions. The US government has spent decades posing as the world’s human rights defenders, and it shouldn’t …

Julian Assange Says WikiLeaks Will Give Tech Companies Info About CIA Exploits
8 years ago

Julian Assange Says WikiLeaks Will Give Tech Companies Info About CIA Exploits

Wired  

On Thursday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that his organization will share information with tech companies about product vulnerabilities from the "Vault 7" CIA data published on Tuesday. "After considering what we think is the best way to proceed and hearing these calls from some of the manufacturers, we have decided to work with them to give them some exclusive …

Vault 7: China has urged Unites States to stop tapping and spying after latest CIA data leak
8 years ago

Vault 7: China has urged Unites States to stop tapping and spying after latest CIA data leak

Firstpost  

China on Thursday urged the US to stop tapping phones, monitoring, spying and launching cyber attacks on China and other countries, after WikiLeaks released what it called data on hacking carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency. Wikileaks, led by Australia’s Julian Assange, said that its “Vault 7” series, released with the chapter “Year Zero” covering the period 2013 to …

Wikileaks' CIA data dump: Don't panic, your phone is as secure as it will ever be, if you've updated it
8 years ago

Wikileaks' CIA data dump: Don't panic, your phone is as secure as it will ever be, if you've updated it

Firstpost  

The recent Wikileaks dump allegedly revealed a database of CIA hacking tools that were developed to hack into mobile devices of every type. “As we’ve reviewed the documents, we’re confident that security updates and protections in both Chrome and Android already shield users from many of these alleged vulnerabilities. The point here isn’t that Wikileaks revealed that the CIA has …

CIA: WikiLeaks dump ‘equips’ US adversaries
8 years ago

CIA: WikiLeaks dump ‘equips’ US adversaries

Al Jazeera  

Central Intelligence Agency accuses WikiLeaks of jeopardising its mission to protect the American people. The CIA has accused WikiLeaks of endangering the American people and “equipping” US rivals over the leak of thousands of documents that purportedly show the extent of the CIA hacking programme. “The American public should be deeply troubled by any WikiLeaks disclosure designed to damage the …

Apple, Samsung vow to fix flaws after CIA hack report
8 years ago

Apple, Samsung vow to fix flaws after CIA hack report

Al Jazeera  

Agency allegedly produced more than 1,000 malware systems to infiltrate and take control of targeted electronics. Apple and Samsung have vowed to quickly fix any vulnerabilities in their products following WikiLeaks’ disclosure of an alleged CIA hacking arsenal capable of breaking into iPhones and other devices. However, “the American public should be deeply troubled by any WikiLeaks disclosure designed to …

US launches criminal probe into WikiLeaks release of CIA hacking tools: reports
8 years ago

US launches criminal probe into WikiLeaks release of CIA hacking tools: reports

China Daily  

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building is pictured in Langley, Virginia, US on August 14, 2008. WASHINGTON - US federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into WikiLeaks' publication of documents about the hacking tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into cell phones, computer operating systems and even smart TVs, US media reported on Wednesday. At …

WikiLeaks ‘to share CIA hacking tools’ with tech firms
8 years ago

WikiLeaks ‘to share CIA hacking tools’ with tech firms

Al Jazeera  

Julian Assange says anti-secrecy group to work with companies to help defend them against the CIA’s hacking tools. WikiLeaks will hand over details of hacking secrets used by the CIA to technology companies to allow them to find software flaws and fix them, founder Julian Assange has said. Despite the efforts of Assange and his ilk, CIA continues to aggressively …

The WikiLeaks Vault 7 CIA Dump Exposes Tech's Vulnerable Future
8 years ago

The WikiLeaks Vault 7 CIA Dump Exposes Tech's Vulnerable Future

Wired  

Yesterday's Wikileaks dump reiterated something we already knew: Our devices are fundamentally unsafe. The Vault 7 leak reminded us that our machines aren't secure---and, because those machines lived in our homes and on our bodies, they rendered our homes and bodies insecure as well. Last year, while fighting the FBI's request to access the iPhone of the San Bernadino shooter, …

WikiLeaks latest leaks claim that US consulate in Frankfurt is a covert CIA hacker base
8 years ago

WikiLeaks latest leaks claim that US consulate in Frankfurt is a covert CIA hacker base

Firstpost  

In addition to its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the US’ CIA also uses the US consulate in Frankfurt, Germany as a covert base for its hackers covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa, WikiLeaks has claimed in its latest leaks on the CIA. The instructions for incoming CIA hackers make Germany’s counter-intelligence efforts appear inconsequential,” said WikiLeaks which began its …

CIA can hack anything from smartphones to smart TVs, claim leaked WikiLeaks docs
8 years ago

CIA can hack anything from smartphones to smart TVs, claim leaked WikiLeaks docs

India TV News  

In what is possibly the largest ever leak of CIA documents in history, anti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents describing sophisticated software tools and techniques used by the agency to break into smartphones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions. Among other disclosures, the WikiLeaks release said that the CIA and allied intelligence services had managed to bypass encryption …

WikiLeaks: CIA has targeted everyday gadgets for snooping
8 years ago

WikiLeaks: CIA has targeted everyday gadgets for snooping

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Maybe the CIA is spying on you through your television set after all. Such snooping, WikiLeaks said, could turn some of these devices into recorders of everyday conversations — and could also circumvent data-scrambling encryption on communications apps such as Facebook’s WhatsApp. WikiLeaks is, for now, withholding details on the specific hacks used “until a consensus emerges” …

WikiLeaks says it has CIA spy tools as John McCain cites dangers
8 years ago

WikiLeaks says it has CIA spy tools as John McCain cites dangers

Live Mint  

Washington/San Francisco: The Central Intelligence Agency’s hackers have developed tools letting them break into devices to monitor conversations and messages, according to documents released by WikiLeaks that—if true—could expose US operations in countries from North Korea to Iran. “This is very, very serious.” WikiLeaks, which specializes in disclosing government secrets, posted 8,761 documents and files on Tuesday that it said …

Wikileaks releases alleged hacking tools from CIA; used to compromise TVs, smartphones and more
8 years ago

Wikileaks releases alleged hacking tools from CIA; used to compromise TVs, smartphones and more

Firstpost  

Anti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smartphones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions. WikiLeaks said the documents, which it called Vault 7, had been “circulated among former US government hackers and contractors in an unauthorised manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks …

WikiLeaks releases documents exposing alleged CIA hacking programme
8 years ago

WikiLeaks releases documents exposing alleged CIA hacking programme

Firstpost  

The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released on Tuesday by WikiLeaks. Washington: The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove …

WikiLeaks CIA Dump Gives Russian Hacking Deniers the Perfect Ammo
8 years ago

WikiLeaks CIA Dump Gives Russian Hacking Deniers the Perfect Ammo

Wired  

Never accuse Wikileaks of getting its timing wrong. Days after President Trump baselessly tweeted that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower, a theory that first emerged on conservative talk radio, Wikileaks released its latest treasure trove revealing just how extensive the Obama administration's surveillance capacity was. One nugget of particular interest to Trump supporters: a section titled "Umbrage" that …

WikiLeaks says it releases files on CIA cyber spying tools[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

WikiLeaks says it releases files on CIA cyber spying tools[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

File photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London. WASHINGTON - Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks on Tuesday published what it said were thousands of pages of internal CIA discussions about hacking techniques used over several years, renewing concerns about the security of consumer electronics and embarrassing yet another US intelligence agency. The discussion transcripts showed that CIA hackers could getin to …

Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks’ publication of CIA documents
8 years ago

Federal criminal probe being opened into WikiLeaks’ publication of CIA documents

CNN  

Story highlights The officials said the FBI and CIA are coordinating reviews of the matter The documents published so far are largely genuine, officials said CNN — A federal criminal investigation is being opened into WikiLeaks’ publication of documents detailing alleged CIA hacking operations, several US officials told CNN Wednesday. CIA spokesman Ryan Tripani said the agency had “no comment …

Analyst says WikiLeaks dump ‘devastating’ for CIA
8 years ago

Analyst says WikiLeaks dump ‘devastating’ for CIA

CNN  

Story highlights WikiLeaks claims that it has acquired documents about the CIA "We're talking about how Americans' phones get hacked," Mudd said CNN — A former CIA counterterrorism official said the intelligence agency needs to launch a manhunt to determine how WikiLeaks purportedly obtained sensitive documents. “I think the question they’re going to have is, ‘Did somebody from the outside …

WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking programme
8 years ago

WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking programme

Al Jazeera  

The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to thousands of documents published by WikiLeaks, an anti-surveillance group. The leak, named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks, claims the CIA developed a malware to infect mobile phones to allow easier surveillance – but lost control of the technology. Edward McAndrew, …

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools
8 years ago

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. WikiLeaks said it planned to avoid distributing tools “until a consensus emerges” on the political nature of the CIA’s program and how …

How the CIA Can Hack Your Phone, PC, and TV (Says WikiLeaks)
8 years ago

How the CIA Can Hack Your Phone, PC, and TV (Says WikiLeaks)

Wired  

The NSA, it seems, isn't the only American spy agency hacking the world. On Tuesday morning, WikiLeaks released what it's calling Vault 7, an unprecedented collection of internal CIA files---what appear to be a kind of web-based Wiki---that catalog the agency's apparent hacking techniques. And while the hoards of security researchers poring through the documents have yet to find any …

WikiLeaks Just Dumped a Mega-Trove of CIA Hacking Secrets
8 years ago

WikiLeaks Just Dumped a Mega-Trove of CIA Hacking Secrets

Wired  

On Tuesday morning, WikiLeaks published a data trove that appears to contain extensive documentation of secret Central Intelligence Agency spying operations and hacking tools. Codenamed "Vault 7," the file contains 8,761 documents, and WikiLeaks claims that it represents "the majority of hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized 'zero day' exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation." The leak …

WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents it says were leaked from the CIA
8 years ago

WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents it says were leaked from the CIA

Salon  

Less than two days after Roger Stone, a political adviser to President Donald Trump, bragged about having a "back channel to Assange," WikiLeaks is claiming to have leaked roughly 8,000 pages worth of documents, many of them pertaining to the Central Intelligence Agency's hacking programs. "The CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, …

WikiLeaks Releases What It Calls CIA Trove Of Cyber-Espionage Documents
8 years ago

WikiLeaks Releases What It Calls CIA Trove Of Cyber-Espionage Documents

NPR  

WikiLeaks Releases What It Calls CIA Trove Of Cyber-Espionage Documents Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Updated 5:15 p.m. Sponsor Message Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told MSNBC that if WikiLeaks' account was true, the document dump would be "very, very damaging." Weaver calls that story "implausible," and raises the possibility that someone from outside …

WikiLeaks Releases Trove Of CIA Cyber-Espionage Documents
8 years ago

WikiLeaks Releases Trove Of CIA Cyber-Espionage Documents

NPR  

WikiLeaks Releases Trove Of CIA Cyber-Espionage Documents WikiLeaks has released a huge trove of documents that reveal information about the CIA's cyber-espionage capabilities. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: WikiLeaks has published what it says are the CIA's secrets for hacking into computers, phones and even smart televisions. It's the site's first dump of U.S. intelligence documents since Donald Trump became president. MYRE: …

WikiLeaks dump includes alleged CIA files on how to turn TVs into surveillance tools and crack into smartphones
8 years ago

WikiLeaks dump includes alleged CIA files on how to turn TVs into surveillance tools and crack into smartphones

LA Times  

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. WikiLeaks said it planned to avoid distributing tools “until a consensus emerges” on the political nature of the CIA’s program and how such software …

CIA’s apparent hacking techniques revealed in data breach
8 years ago

CIA’s apparent hacking techniques revealed in data breach

LA Times  

The government agents charged with uncovering foreign secrets have had their own laid bare. “If true, it can certainly set back the agency’s cyberprogram,” said Robert Bigman, who served as the CIA’s chief information security officer until 2012. The FBI, CIA and NSA concluded that Moscow “most likely chose WikiLeaks because of its self-proclaimed reputation for authenticity.” The agencies assessed …

Edward Snowden's New Job: Protecting Reporters From Spies
8 years, 1 month ago

Edward Snowden's New Job: Protecting Reporters From Spies

Wired  

This story is part of our special coverage, The News in Crisis. When Edward Snowden leaked the biggest collection of classified National Security Agency documents in history, he wasn’t just revealing the inner workings of a global surveil­lance machine. Now, nearly four years later, Snowden has focused the next phase of his career on solving that very specific instance of …

FBI arrests NSA contractor for stealing highly-classified information, US officials say
8 years, 5 months ago

FBI arrests NSA contractor for stealing highly-classified information, US officials say

ABC  

The FBI has arrested a National Security Agency contractor on charges of stealing highly classified information and is investigating possible links to a recent leak of secret hacking tools used to break into the computers of adversaries such as Russia and China, US officials said. Key points: Harold Thomas Martin, 51, was fired from consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after …

Of Course Everyone's Already Using the Leaked NSA Exploits
8 years, 7 months ago

Of Course Everyone's Already Using the Leaked NSA Exploits

Wired  

Last week, an anonymous group calling itself the Shadow Brokers leaked a bunch of National Security Agency hacking tools. "People maybe read the blog post about how to use the particular tool that carries out the exploit, and then either scanned the Internet themselves or just looked for vulnerable systems on Shodan and started trying to exploit them that way," …

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