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 . . . . "In a statement to WikiLeaks the source details policy questions that
they say urgently need to be debated in public, including whether the
CIA's hacking capabilities exceed its mandated powers and the problem of
public oversight of the agency," a release read. "The source wishes to
initiate a public debate about the security, creation, use, proliferation and democratic control of cyberweapons."
(read the rest of the article at The Independent, here).
Notes: You might read this related article, detailing the use of "cover pictures" used to hide clandestine text . . . . . or did I misread?
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