As investigation against Assange is dropped, WikiLeaks releases new CIA malware
It’s Friday, which means that WikiLeaks is releasing another installment from Vault 7, the cache of CIA documents on cyberwarfare. This time it’s a tool that targets Microsoft Windows and a common version of Linux. This release comes the same day that Sweden announced it would drop its rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. British authorities still have a warrant out for Assange’s arrest for failure to appear in court. The U.S. government has not said whether it will charge Assange in the releases of classified information. The newest WikiLeaks release is focused on classified CIA malware called Athena that targets all Windows operating systems including the latest offering, Windows 10. The dates of the leaked documents show that the CIA was able to hack Windows 10 only months after it was released. The malware also targets Ubuntu v. 14.04, the most popular version of Linux. The weapon was developed […]
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