Ex-CIA Accused of Leaking Secret Hacking Tools to WikiLeaks Gets Mistrial

A federal judge in New York on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of a former CIA software engineer who was accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency’s classified hacking and tools and leaking it to WikiLeaks whistleblower website.

While t… Continue reading Ex-CIA Accused of Leaking Secret Hacking Tools to WikiLeaks Gets Mistrial

Accused CIA Leaker Faces New Charges of Leaking Information From Prison

Joshua Adam Schulte, a 30-year-old former CIA computer programmer who was indicted over four months ago for masterminding the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history, has now been issued three new charges.

The news comes just ho… Continue reading Accused CIA Leaker Faces New Charges of Leaking Information From Prison

How CIA Agents Covertly Steal Data From Hacked Smartphones (Without Internet)

WikiLeaks has today published the 16th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time instead of revealing new malware or hacking tool, the whistleblower organisation has unveiled how CIA operatives stealthy collect and forward stolen data from compromis… Continue reading How CIA Agents Covertly Steal Data From Hacked Smartphones (Without Internet)

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Malware that Hacks & Spy On Linux Computers

WikiLeaks has just published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing an alleged CIA project that allowed the agency to hack and remotely spy on computers running the Linux operating systems.

Dubbed OutlawCountry, the project allow… Continue reading Wikileaks Reveals CIA Malware that Hacks & Spy On Linux Computers

Brutal Kangaroo: CIA-developed Malware for Hacking Air-Gapped Networks Covertly

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a tool suite – which is being used by the CIA for Microsoft Windows that targets “closed networks by air gap jumping using thumb drives,” mainly implemented in enterprises and critical infrastructures.

Air-gapped computers that are isolated from the Internet or other external networks are believed to be the

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Symantec Connects 40 Cyber Attacks to CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by Wikileaks

Security researchers have confirmed that the alleged CIA hacking tools recently exposed by WikiLeaks have been used against at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries.

Since March, as part of its “Vault 7” series, Wikileaks … Continue reading Symantec Connects 40 Cyber Attacks to CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by Wikileaks

WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Grasshopper Windows Hacking Framework

As part of its Vault 7 series of leaked documents, whistleblowing website WikiLeaks today released a new cache of 27 documents allegedly belonged to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Named Grasshopper, the latest batch reveals a CLI-based fram… Continue reading WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Grasshopper Windows Hacking Framework

10 Things You Need To Know About ‘Wikileaks CIA Leak’

Yesterday WikiLeaks published thousands of documents revealing top CIA hacking secrets, including the agency’s ability to break into iPhones, Android phones, smart TVs, and Microsoft, Mac and Linux operating systems.

It dubbed the first release as Vault 7.

Vault 7 is just the first part of leak series “Year Zero” that WikiLeaks will be releasing in coming days. Vault 7 is all about a covert

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WikiLeaks Exposed CIA’s Hacking Tools And Capabilities Details

WikiLeaks has published a massive trove of confidential documents in what appear to be the biggest ever leak involving the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

WikiLeaks announced series Year Zero, under which the whistleblower organization will reve… Continue reading WikiLeaks Exposed CIA’s Hacking Tools And Capabilities Details