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Symantec Attributes 40 Cyber Attacks To CIA-Linked Hacking Tools
Topic Started: Apr 10 2017, 03:49 PM (203 Views)
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http://www.oann.com/symantec-attributes-40-cyber-attacks-to-cia-linked-hacking-tools/

April 10, 2017

By Joseph Menn

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp <SYMC.O> said on Monday.

That means the attacks were likely conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The files posted by WikiLeaks appear to show internal CIA discussions of various tools for hacking into phones, computers and other electronic gear, along with programming code for some of them, and multiple people familiar with the matter have told Reuters that the documents came from the CIA or its contractors.

Symantec said it had connected at least 40 attacks in 16 countries to the tools obtained by WikiLeaks, though it followed company policy by not formally blaming the CIA.

The CIA has not confirmed the Wikileaks documents are genuine. But agency spokeswoman Heather Fritz Horniak said that any WikiLeaks disclosures aimed at damaging the intelligence community “not only jeopardize U.S. personnel and operations, but also equip our adversaries with tools and information to do us harm.

“It is important to note that CIA is legally prohibited from conducting electronic surveillance targeting individuals here at home, including our fellow Americans, and CIA does not do so,” Horniak said.

She declined to comment on the specifics of Symantec’s research.
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The article goes on to say that someone leaked a number of the NSA hacking tools recently also.

There really does need to be an investigation into whoever is making all these leaks from within our own intelligence community.
Edited by Demagogue, Apr 10 2017, 03:50 PM.
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"Russia did it."




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This came out several weeks ago by the way.
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Apr 10 2017, 03:52 PM
This came out several weeks ago by the way.
The leak was several weeks ago. Symantec calling out the CIA on 40 different overseas attacks is the new part.

Generally speaking, the folks at Symantec are considered a good bit more reliable than Wikileaks.
Edited by Demagogue, Apr 10 2017, 04:01 PM.
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Apr 10 2017, 04:00 PM
Robertr2000
Apr 10 2017, 03:52 PM
This came out several weeks ago by the way.
The leak was several weeks ago. Symantec calling out the CIA on 40 different overseas attacks is the new part.

Generally speaking, the folks at Symantec are considered a good bit more reliable than Wikileaks.
Wikileaks release it first from actual leaked material. Symantec merely confirmed it.



+1 for Wikileaks.
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I always buy Russian and CIA hacking tools sold on the Chinese internet....That confuses everyone............ :biggrin:
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Robert Stout
Apr 10 2017, 05:32 PM
I always buy Russian and CIA hacking tools sold on the Chinese internet....That confuses everyone............ :biggrin:
Is there something your not telling us? :biggrin:
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I wonder if Norton is powerful enough to remove White House viruses? :dunno:
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