Assange Wins First Stage in Effort to Appeal US Extradition
The High Court in London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the U.K. Supreme Court. But the Supreme Court must agree to accept the case before it can move forward. “Make no mistake, we won today in court,” Assange’s fiancee, Stella Moris, said outside the courthouse, noting that he remains in custody at…
Week in review: Evaluating AI-based cyber security systems, how CIA hit air-gapped computers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How the CIA gained access to air-gapped computers A new WikiLeaks release of documents believed to have been stolen from the CIA show the intelligence agency’s capability to infect air-gapped computers and networks via booby-trapped USB sticks. Hackers extorted a cool $1…
CIA Router Hacking Tool Exposed by WikiLeaks
Documents published by WikiLeaks on Thursday provide details on a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack routers and access points. Dubbed CherryBlossom, the tool is described by its developers as a system designed for monitoring a target’s Internet activity and delivering software exploits via wireless networking devices. WikiLeaks said…
Microsoft to governments: Stop hoarding vulnerabilities
Microsoft is full of surprises lately: first they issued patches for unsupported versions of Windows, then they publicly criticized the NSA for hoarding knowledge about critical software vulnerabilities (and exploits for them). “We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on WikiLeaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers…
Latest WikiLeaks dump exposes CIA methods to mask malware
WikiLeaks may have dealt another blow to the CIA’s hacking operations by releasing files that allegedly show how the agency was masking its malware attacks. On Friday, the site dumped the source code to the Marble Framework, a set of anti-forensic tools that WikiLeaks claims the CIA used last year. The files do appear to…
Apple: Mac, iPhone Bugs That CIA Allegedly Exploited Were Fixed Years Ago
The Apple desktop and mobile product vulnerabilities that were revealed this week, in a WikiLeaks data dump of documents allegedly describing several secret CIA projects, were all fixed years ago, Apple said Friday. The leaked information on the Apple vulnerabilities is from a larger collection of documents that WikiLeaks has dubbed “Vault 7,” containing hitherto…
Apple: CIA’s Mac, iPhone Vulnerabilities Already Patched
Apple’s initial analysis of the iPhone and Mac exploits disclosed by WikiLeaks on Thursday shows that the vulnerabilities they use have already been patched. The company told WikiLeaks to send the information it possesses through the regular submission process. WikiLeaks’ second “Vault 7” dump, dubbed by the organization “Dark Matter,” includes documents describing tools allegedly…
Leaked docs suggest NSA and CIA behind Equation cyberespionage group
Purported CIA documents leaked Tuesday appear to confirm that the U.S. National Security Agency and one of CIA’s own divisions were responsible for the malware tools and operations attributed to a group that security researchers have dubbed the Equation. The Equation’s cyberespionage activities were documented in February 2015 by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab….
Wikileaks, CIA documents and some sober thoughts
So, my less than favorite topic found itself at the top of my reading list today. Wikileaks released a treasure trove of documents today that purport to outline all manner of CIA related operations. After I got passed the “what the actual…” moment, I had to pause. On social media and various news outlets there…