In last 20 years, we have seen hundreds of caper/heist movies where spies or bank robbers hijack surveillance cameras of secure premises to either stop recording or set up an endless loop for covert operations without leaving any evidence. Whenever I see such scenes in a movie, I wonder and ask myself: Does this happen […]
WikiLeaks Vault 7 Release: 3 New CIA-Developed Hacking Tools for MacOS & Linux Exposed…
WikiLeaks has just published a new set of classified documents linked to another CIA project, dubbed ‘Imperial,’ which reveals details of at least three CIA-developed hacking tools and implants designed to target computers running Apple Mac OS X and different flavours of Linux operating systems. If you are a regular reader of THN, you must […]
Vault 7: WikiLeaks Unveils CIA Implants That Steal SSH Credentials from Windows & Linux PCs…
WikiLeaks has today published the 15th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing two alleged CIA implants that allowed the agency to intercept and exfiltrate SSH (Secure Shell) credentials from targeted Windows and Linux operating systems using different attack vectors. Secure Shell or SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used for remote […]
Wikileaks Publishes Secret CIA Tools That Attacked Computers Inside Offices…
WikiLeaks published on May 5 “Archimedes”, a tool used by the CIA to attack a computer inside a Local Area Network (LAN), usually used in offices. It allows the re-directing of traffic from the target computer inside the LAN through a computer infected with this malware and controlled by the CIA…
iPhones Are iSpies (VIDEO)…
Most of us carry smartphones and watch web-enabled TVs without much thought. But the revelations found in Wikileaks’ “Vault 7” release warn that we should consider the sinister capabilities that such devices could lend to those who might abuse them. Since launching in 2006, Wikileaks has reportedly released over 10 million documents, including controversial disclosures […]
#Vault 7: The CIA’s HIVE Project…
HIVE is a back-end infrastructure malware with a public-facing HTTPS interface which is used by CIA implants to transfer exfiltrated information from target machines to the CIA and to receive commands from its operators to execute specific tasks on the targets. HIVE is used across multiple malware implants and CIA operations. The public HTTPS interface […]
WikiLeaks Vault 7: CIA Tool ‘Marble Framework’ Used in Code to Hide Origin of Viruses, Trojans and Hacking…
676 source code files for the CIA’s secret anti-forensic Marble Framework. Marble is used to hamper forensic investigators and anti-virus companies from attributing viruses, trojans and hacking attacks to the CIA. Marble does this by hiding (“obfuscating”) text fragments used in CIA malware from visual inspection. This is the digital equivallent of a specalized CIA […]
Whoops: The DOJ May Have Confirmed Some of the Wikileaks CIA Dump…
The US government says it wants to keep some of the now-public documents out of court because they contain classified material, suggesting that they could be authentic. Last week, the US government may have confirmed the authenticity of a number of CIA documents concerning the agency’s hacking operations, but not in the way you might […]
Amazon Echo Shuts Down Over CIA Connection Query (VIDEO)…
The WikiLeaks ‘Vault 7’ data dump allegedly detailing CIA hacking tactics has again thrown the privacy of electronic devices into focus. One viral video showing an Amazon Echo refusing to confirm a link to the US spy agency is summing up people’s fears. On Tuesday, Wikileaks unexpectedly released 8,761 documents claiming to reveal “CIA hacking […]
Ray McGovern, Former CIA, and Bill Binney, Former NSA, Discuss Latest WikiLeaks Disclosures (MUST LISTEN)…
Yep, “they” really are keeping track of all of us and what we are doing, and have developed computer technology that can do things like take control of your automobile. On March 7, after the WikiLeaks release earlier that day, Bill and Ray discussed the release, and more, in a relaxed conversation moderated by WBAI’s […]