Post by robeiae on Mar 8, 2017 8:42:18 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/world/europe/wikileaks-cia-hacking.html?ref=todayspaper
Of course, while Wikileaks claims the info came from an insider, there are people who see theSoviets Russians under every rock:
Sure, I guess that's a possibility. But three things in that regard:
1) Dumps like this one make every country look bad, at least to anyone with a clue, because if the CIA has these tools, so does Mossad, MI6, etc.
2) IF this was done by the Russians, then EVERYONE at the CIA needs to pack up their shit and get the fuck out. The CIA is not the DNC. If it can be hacked to this degree, it needs to be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch.
3) Any competent intelligence service who had access to the actual tools, the actual code, for all of this (which appears to be the case) wouldn't say boo about it; they'd start using it themselves and/or look for ways to exploit others who are using these tools.
In what appears to be the largest leak of C.I.A documents in history, WikiLeaks released on Tuesday thousands of pages describing sophisticated software tools and techniques used by the agency to break into smartphones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions.
The documents amount to a detailed, highly technical catalog of tools. They include instructions for compromising a wide range of common computer tools for use in spying: the online calling service Skype; Wi-Fi networks; documents in PDF format; and even commercial antivirus programs of the kind used by millions of people to protect their computers.
The documents amount to a detailed, highly technical catalog of tools. They include instructions for compromising a wide range of common computer tools for use in spying: the online calling service Skype; Wi-Fi networks; documents in PDF format; and even commercial antivirus programs of the kind used by millions of people to protect their computers.
Of course, while Wikileaks claims the info came from an insider, there are people who see the
But James Lewis, an expert on cybersecurity at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, raised another possibility: that a foreign state, most likely Russia, stole the documents by hacking or other means and delivered them to WikiLeaks, which may not know how they were obtained. Mr. Lewis noted that, according to American intelligence agencies, Russia hacked Democratic targets during the presidential campaign and gave thousands of emails to WikiLeaks for publication.
“I think a foreign power is much more likely the source of these documents than a conscience-stricken C.I.A. whistle-blower,” Mr. Lewis said.
“I think a foreign power is much more likely the source of these documents than a conscience-stricken C.I.A. whistle-blower,” Mr. Lewis said.
1) Dumps like this one make every country look bad, at least to anyone with a clue, because if the CIA has these tools, so does Mossad, MI6, etc.
2) IF this was done by the Russians, then EVERYONE at the CIA needs to pack up their shit and get the fuck out. The CIA is not the DNC. If it can be hacked to this degree, it needs to be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch.
3) Any competent intelligence service who had access to the actual tools, the actual code, for all of this (which appears to be the case) wouldn't say boo about it; they'd start using it themselves and/or look for ways to exploit others who are using these tools.
