WikiLeaks dump ‘equips’ U.S. adversaries — Central Intelligence Agency

“That’s today”, tweeted Edward Snowden, who leaked classified government information four years ago and claimed that yesterday’s WikiLeaks revelations “look authentic” and are “genuinely a big deal”.

“The attack against Samsung smart TVs was developed in cooperation with the United Kingdom’s MI5/BTSS.”, it said and added that the malware attacks the television and “places the target TV in a “Fake-Off” mode, so that the owner falsely believes the TV is off when it is on”. CNET is unable to verify whether the documents are real or have been altered.

Apple has issued a statement in reference to Wikileaks CIA document release, saying the company has already addressed vulnerabilities in its latest version of iOS. “Once this material is effectively disarmed by us we will publish additional details”. The NSA is the USA government’s main electronic spy organisation. It can also bypass popular encryption and may even be able to control your auto. Wikileaks has said the documents came from a contractor or former USA government employee who was concerned about “whether the CIA’s hacking capabilities exceed its mandated powers”.

“There is an extreme proliferation risk in the development of cyber “weapons, ‘ he said”.

“The American public should be deeply troubled by any WikiLeaks disclosure created to damage the Intelligence Community’s ability to protect America against terrorists and other adversaries”, the statement read. “This is a historic act of devastating incompetence”.

The White House and the Central Intelligence Agency have not confirmed whether the documents released by WikiLeaks are genuine.

If tech companies are indeed interested in working with Assange, they’ll likely want to fix holes in software that can be exploited by government hackers and others.

Some tech companies, like Google, are confident in the security of their devices, thanks to recent software updates.

Microsoft said it was “looking into” the report, but did not offer any further comment. The CIA, according to the files, has the ability to spy on people through their smartphones and certain TVs and computers, expressed interest in hacking into the electrical systems of automobiles and operates a clandestine hacking sites in Germany. This will come as little comfort to the millions of users of the operating system who may now have concerns about their privacy.

“For some systems, like Android with many manufacturers, there is no automatic update to the system”. Some of the details in the leaks suggest there are vulnerabilities in both iOS and Android.

In the press release, which has been called “Vault7”, the site’s founder, Julian Assange, has called it the largest ever publication of confidential documents on America’s intelligence nerve-centre.