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Briefing
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- Largest CIA Document Leak – Wikileaks published Vault 7, first set of classified documents spanning 2013-16, on March 7, 2017 containing U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secrets of hacking tools, cyber weapons, and more
- Potential Source – Leaked by former American government hacker or contractor interested in opening debate whether CIA’s hacking powers supersede its mandate, and whether it is right to create and control cyberweapons
- Big Cyberweapon Cache – By end of 2016, CIA’s hacking division had produced more than 1,000 hacking systems, Trojans, viruses and other “weaponized” malware
- Remote Spying Program – Showed agents discussing how to turn devices such as iPhones, Androids, and Samsung-connected TVs into remote listening devices
- Device Vulnerability Exploits – Despite Obama Administration saying it will alert companies of security flaws it finds in devices in 2010, documents showed CIA still buys hackers' knowledge on device vulnerabilities, and keeps them secret from manufacturers
- Apple’s Response – Apple said it already addressed some of newly revealed flaws through latest iOS release while continuing to work on others
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