Vault 7 - Massive Wikileaks release on CIA eavesdropping

[squirrelp]

[from Independent article]

WikiLeaks has published a huge trove of what appear to be CIA spying secrets.

The files are the most comprehensive release of US spying files ever made public, according to Julian Assange. In all, there are 8,761 documents that account for "the entire hacking capacity of the CIA", Mr Assange claimed in a release, and the trove is just the first of a series of "Vault 7" leaks.

Already, the files include far more pages than the Snowden files that exposed the vast hacking power of the NSA and other agencies.

In publishing the documents, WikiLeaks had ensured that the CIA had "lost control of its arsenal", he claimed. That included a range of software and exploits that if real could allow unparalleled control of computers around the world.

It includes software that could allow people to take control of the most popular consumer electronics products used today, claimed WikiLeaks.

"'Year Zero' introduces the scope and direction of the CIA's global covert hacking program, its malware arsenal and dozens of "zero day" weaponized exploits against a wide range of U.S. and European company products, include Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows and even Samsung TVs, which are turned into covert microphones," the organisation said in a release.

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[squirrelp]

I meant wikileaks in the thread title. Not wikipedia. Of course.

 

[ginger_syn]

Ask a mod to change it

 

[ferrelhadley]

And until security patches are issued, who else can use this leak to exploit these gaps now?

 

[gentlegreen]

I feel so much safer now that the security services are less able to spy on potential terrorists.
They should devise a relevant punishment for the morons who release data like this.

 

[Fez909]

I feel so much safer now that the security services are less able to spy on potential terrorists.
They should devise a relevant punishment for the morons who release data like this.

Couldn't tell initially whether this was sarcasm or genuine.

You're unbelievable

 

[Pickman's model]

I feel so much safer now that the security services are less able to spy on potential terrorists.
They should devise a relevant punishment for the morons who release data like this.

 

[Pickman's model]

I feel so much safer now that the security services are less able to spy on potential terrorists.
They should devise a relevant punishment for the morons who release data like this.

i think you mean, they should devise a relevant punishment for the morons who surveille people as outlined in these documents.

 

[gentlegreen]

We pay the security services to protect us from terrorists.

 

[bi0boy]

I meant wikileaks in the thread title. Not wikipedia. Of course.

You can change the title via the drop-down 'thread tools' menu

 

[hot air baboon]

Assange obviously really loves it in the Ecuadorian embassy then

 

[snadge]

We pay the security services to protect us from terrorists.

I didn't authorise anything to pay sad twisted cunts that want to hack my TV to listen in on me if they feel like it.

 

[hot air baboon]

the majority of people couldn't give a shit though tbf

 

[gentlegreen]

I didn't authorise anything to pay sad twisted cunts that want to hack my TV to listen in on me if they feel like it.

Isn't it a bit vain to think that they're interested enough to do that ?

 

[stuff_it]

Assange obviously really loves it in the Ecuadorian embassy then

I hear he has his own pool.

 

[Pickman's model]

We pay the security services to protect us from terrorists.

yes. so they have a vested interest in having terrorists.

 

[Pickman's model]

the majority of people couldn't give a shit though tbf

yeh. so nothing should be done.

 

[gentlegreen]

yes. so they have a vested interest in having terrorists.

It's all a conspiracy !!!11!!!!!!111

 

[camouflage]

And until security patches are issued, who else can use this leak to exploit these gaps now?

From what I heard, the CIA had lost control of it's tools, not that wikileaks release ensured they had lost control. Basically it's shooting the messenger to say control of the tools lost because wikileaks and it's big mouth.

 

[camouflage]

Isn't it a bit vain to think that they're interested enough to do that ?

Not for those of us working on DIY- Mechanical T-Rexes-with Laser-Cannon-heads. I mean there are people out there that are into that, I read in a newspaper, the sick fucks, I would never do anything like that obvs.

 

[camouflage]

In publishing the documents, WikiLeaks had ensured that the CIA had "lost control of its arsenal", he claimed. That included a range of software and exploits that if real could allow unparalleled control of computers around the world.

Just to clarify the actual thing said about loss of control is:

As part of a covert hacking program, the CIA created a “malware arsenal” and dozens of “zero day exploits” to infiltrate smartphones, tablets and even smart TVs to extract data and turn them into covert microphones.

But the agency recently lost controls of these tools. Those who have obtained them now have “the entire hacking capacity of the CIA” at their disposal, according to WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks: CIA lost control of its iPhone hacking arsenal | Cult of Mac

The narrative drift already sets in to imply that Wikileaks has undermined the safety of our children so naturally we should form an orderly mob and lynch those Wikileaks bastards who keep giving our secrets to enemies and evil-doers that aren't the CIA who only do a bit of evil but stricktly for our collective good.

 

[ferrelhadley]

From what I heard,

When someone who knows what they are talking about and has some solid information into what the consequences for ordinary users security is feel free to step forward rather than this inane ramble.

 

[snadge]

Isn't it a bit vain to think that they're interested enough to do that ?

Surveillance and data have been misused in the past, don't see why that would stop.

No it is not being vain, why would I agree to chip in so a bunch of publicly private school educated tosspots have the authority and ability to scrutinise my private life if they so desire ( and on the most flimsy of flimsy reasons). Then then let the tools loose on the internet, so we actually paid these wankers.

 

[Pickman's model]

Surveillance and data have been misused in the past, don't see why that would stop.

No it is not being vain, why would I agree to chip in so a bunch of publicly educated tosspots have the authority and ability to scrutinise my private life if they so desire ( and on the most flimsy of flimsy reasons).

yeh, much better if they were privately educated.

 

[gawkrodger]

We pay the security services to protect us from terrorists.

Not too into history then?

 

[camouflage]

When someone who knows what they are talking about and has some solid information into what the consequences for ordinary users security is feel free to step forward rather than this inane ramble.

Thank fuck for scientific journalism:

Recently, the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized "zero day" exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation. This extraordinary collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of code, gives its possessor the entire hacking capacity of the CIA. The archive appears to have been circulated among former U.S. government hackers and contractors in an unauthorized manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks with portions of the archive.

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Seems to me I take seriously the things actually said than the narrative-engineered regurge you came out with.

 

[snadge]

yeh, much better if they were privately educated.

Lol my Bad.

 

[Pickman's model]

.

 

[kabbes]

Isn't it a bit vain to think that they're interested enough to do that ?

Yes, it's not like we would ever get a president with tendencies towards the slightly fascistic or anything.

 

[camouflage]

Just again to emphasise that in my opinion it matters that there's a difference between "The CIA lost control of it's arsenal" versus "Wikileaks has ensured the CIA lost control of its arsenal". It's amazing to see the delta already in effect and echo-chambered across da intewebz. No doubt that will be The Story on this thing now. Perhaps it would have been better if we the public didn't know that the CIA had lost control of it's bag of tricks.... because then we'd be safer somehow.