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Former CIA Programmer Convicted for 2017 Leak of ‘Vault 7’ US Hacking Tools to Wikileaks
Former CIA coder Joshua Schulte was found guilty of the 2017 leak of ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools to WikiLeaks, by a New York federal court on Wednesday. Schulte, who worked for the CIA’s elite hacking unit, sent the agency’s most valuable hacking tools to the anti-secrecy group in 2017, including 8,761 documents, plus a collection of malware, v...
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Ex-CIA Employee Charged in Major Leak of Agency Hacking Tools
Joshua Adam Schulte was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment with illegally gathering and transmitting national defence information and other related counts.
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US Identifies Suspect In Major Leak Of CIA Hacking Tools
The U.S. government has identified a suspect in the leak last year of a large portion of the CIA's computer hacking arsenal, the cyber-tools the agency had used to conduct espionage operations overseas, according to interviews and public documents.
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CIA Chief Calls WikiLeaks a 'Hostile Intelligence Service'
"WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It has encouraged its followers to find jobs at CIA in order to obtain intelligence."
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Symantec Attributes 40 Cyber-Attacks to CIA-Linked Hacking Tools
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 formally blaming the CIA.
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Wikileaks' Latest Release Of CIA Cyber Tools Could Blow Cover On Agency Hacking Operations
The material includes the secret source code of an "obfuscation" technique used by the CIA so its malware can evade detection by antivirus systems.
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WikiLeaks Says It'll Work With Tech Firms to Defeat CIA Hacking
"We have decided to work with them, to give them some exclusive access to some of the technical details we have, so that fixes can be pushed out."
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WikiLeaks To Release Software Code Of CIA Hacking Tools To Tech Firms: Julian Assange
WikiLeaks will release to tech firms the software code of CIA hacking tools that were designed to compromise smartphones and other products, the group's founder said Thursday, attempting to position himself as a defender of cybersecurity and probably further antagonizing the intelligence community.
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WikiLeaks Will Share CIA Hacking Tools With Tech Companies: Julian Assange
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.
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WikiLeaks 'Vault 7' CIA Dump: Are the Files Real and Are They a Risk?
The CIA and the Trump administration have declined to comment on the authenticity of the files.
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US Officials Suspect CIA Contractors Involved In Latest WikiLeaks Release
CIA contractors likely breached security and handed over documents about the agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
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WikiLeaks: CIA Is Using Popular TVs, Smartphones And Cars To Spy On Their Owners
The latest revelations about the U.S. government's powerful hacking tools potentially take surveillance right into the homes and pockets of billions of users worldwide, showing how everyday devices can be turned to spy on their owners.
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WikiLeaks Says It Has Obtained Trove Of CIA Hacking Tools
A vast portion of the CIA's computer hacking arsenal appeared to have been exposed Tuesday by the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, which posted thousands of files revealing secret cyber tools used by the agency to convert cellphones, televisions and other ordinary devices into implements of espionage.
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US Intelligence Still Sorting Out NSA Hack
"We are still sorting this out... It's still under investigation. We don't know exactly the full extent or the understanding of exactly what happened."
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Former CIA Programmer Convicted for 2017 Leak of ‘Vault 7’ US Hacking Tools to Wikileaks
Former CIA coder Joshua Schulte was found guilty of the 2017 leak of ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools to WikiLeaks, by a New York federal court on Wednesday. Schulte, who worked for the CIA’s elite hacking unit, sent the agency’s most valuable hacking tools to the anti-secrecy group in 2017, including 8,761 documents, plus a collection of malware, v...
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Ex-CIA Employee Charged in Major Leak of Agency Hacking Tools
Joshua Adam Schulte was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment with illegally gathering and transmitting national defence information and other related counts.
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US Identifies Suspect In Major Leak Of CIA Hacking Tools
The U.S. government has identified a suspect in the leak last year of a large portion of the CIA's computer hacking arsenal, the cyber-tools the agency had used to conduct espionage operations overseas, according to interviews and public documents.
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CIA Chief Calls WikiLeaks a 'Hostile Intelligence Service'
"WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It has encouraged its followers to find jobs at CIA in order to obtain intelligence."
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Symantec Attributes 40 Cyber-Attacks to CIA-Linked Hacking Tools
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 formally blaming the CIA.
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Wikileaks' Latest Release Of CIA Cyber Tools Could Blow Cover On Agency Hacking Operations
The material includes the secret source code of an "obfuscation" technique used by the CIA so its malware can evade detection by antivirus systems.
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WikiLeaks Says It'll Work With Tech Firms to Defeat CIA Hacking
"We have decided to work with them, to give them some exclusive access to some of the technical details we have, so that fixes can be pushed out."
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WikiLeaks To Release Software Code Of CIA Hacking Tools To Tech Firms: Julian Assange
WikiLeaks will release to tech firms the software code of CIA hacking tools that were designed to compromise smartphones and other products, the group's founder said Thursday, attempting to position himself as a defender of cybersecurity and probably further antagonizing the intelligence community.
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WikiLeaks Will Share CIA Hacking Tools With Tech Companies: Julian Assange
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.
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WikiLeaks 'Vault 7' CIA Dump: Are the Files Real and Are They a Risk?
The CIA and the Trump administration have declined to comment on the authenticity of the files.
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US Officials Suspect CIA Contractors Involved In Latest WikiLeaks Release
CIA contractors likely breached security and handed over documents about the agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
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WikiLeaks: CIA Is Using Popular TVs, Smartphones And Cars To Spy On Their Owners
The latest revelations about the U.S. government's powerful hacking tools potentially take surveillance right into the homes and pockets of billions of users worldwide, showing how everyday devices can be turned to spy on their owners.
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WikiLeaks Says It Has Obtained Trove Of CIA Hacking Tools
A vast portion of the CIA's computer hacking arsenal appeared to have been exposed Tuesday by the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, which posted thousands of files revealing secret cyber tools used by the agency to convert cellphones, televisions and other ordinary devices into implements of espionage.
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US Intelligence Still Sorting Out NSA Hack
"We are still sorting this out... It's still under investigation. We don't know exactly the full extent or the understanding of exactly what happened."
