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Suspected CIA spying tools linked to hacks in 16 countries

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Apr

2017

The suspected CIA spying tools exposed by WikiLeaks have been linked to hacking attempts on at least 40 targets in 16 countries, according to security firm Symantec.
The tools share “close similarities” with the tactics from an espionage team called Longhorn, Symantec said in a Monday post.

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WikiLeaks: CIA used bits of Carberp Trojan code for malware deployment

10

Apr

2017

When the source code to a suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? A new release from WikiLeaks claims the U.S. CIA borrowed some of the code to bolster its own hacking operations.
On Friday, WikiLeaks released 27 documents that allegedly detail how the CIA customized its malware for Windows systems.

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Latest WikiLeaks dump exposes CIA methods to mask malware

03

Apr

2017

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 show “obfuscation techniques”.

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