21st century wire say wikileaks release large ever publication confidential document central intelligence agency entitle vault contain password echo allege jfk quote splinter cia thousand piece scatter wind leak comprise 8,761 document file isolate high-security network situate inside cia center cyber intelligence langley virginia year zero part one leak conveniently name zero day exploit use intelligence agencies gather throughout 2016 say large intelligence publication history .whilst lot information methodology outline year zero surprise security analysts researchers since edward snowden image leave revelations public explicit confirmation one powerful intelligence agencies world aid international counterparts like gchq infiltrate scoop vast quantities private information apple android devices right samsung smart tv technology false stand-by modes live microphones execute record information send back appropriate servers.this document dump game changer world know do know do it.based cia document know cia behind various russian hack conspiracies circle around trump question proliferate speak.more report wikileaks wikileaks today tuesday march 2017 wikileaks begin new series leak u.s. central intelligence agency code-named vault wikileaks large ever publication confidential document agency.the first full part series year zero comprise 8,761 document file isolate high-security network situate inside cia center cyber intelligence langley virgina follow introductory disclosure last month cia target french political party candidates lead 2012 presidential election.recently cia lose control majority hack arsenal include malware viruses trojans weaponize zero day exploit malware remote control systems associate documentation extraordinary collection amount several hundred million line code give possessor entire hack capacity cia archive appear circulate among former u.s. government hackers contractors unauthorized manner one provide wikileaks portion archive year zero introduce scope direction cia global covert hack program malware arsenal dozens zero day weaponize exploit wide range u.s. european company products include apple iphone google android microsoft windows even samsung tvs turn covert microphones.since 2001 cia gain political budgetary preeminence u.s. national security agency nsa cia find build infamous drone fleet different type covert globe-spanning force substantial fleet hackers agency hack division free disclose often controversial operations nsa primary bureaucratic rival order draw nsa hack capacities.by end 2016 cia hack division formally fall agency center cyber intelligence cci 5000 register users produce thousand hack systems trojans viruses weaponize malware scale cia undertake 2016 hackers utilize code use run facebook cia create effect nsa even less accountability without publicly answer question whether massive budgetary spend duplicate capacities rival agency could justified.in statement wikileaks source detail policy question say urgently need debate public include whether cia hack capabilities exceed mandate power problem public oversight agency source wish initiate public debate security creation use proliferation democratic control cyberweapons.once single cyber weapon loose spread around world second use rival state cyber mafia teenage hackers alike.julian assange wikileaks editor state extreme proliferation risk development cyber weapons comparisons draw uncontrolled proliferation weapons result inability contain combine high market value global arm trade significance year zero go well beyond choice cyberwar cyberpeace disclosure also exceptional political legal forensic perspective wikileaks carefully review year zero disclosure publish substantive cia documentation avoid distribution arm cyberweapons consensus emerge technical political nature cia program weapons analyze disarm published.wikileaks also decide redact anonymise identify information year zero depth analysis redactions include ten thousands cia target attack machine throughout latin america europe unite state aware imperfect result approach choose remain commit publish model note quantity publish page vault part one year zero already eclipse total number page publish first three years edward snowden nsa leaks.cia malware hack tool build edg engineer development group software development group within cci center cyber intelligence department belong cia ddi directorate digital innovation ddi one five major directorates cia see organizational chart cia detail .the edg responsible development test operational support backdoors exploit malicious payloads trojans viruses kind malware use cia covert operations world-wide.the increase sophistication surveillance techniques draw comparisons george orwell 1984 weep angel develop cia embed devices branch edb infest smart tvs transform covert microphones surely emblematic realization.the attack samsung smart tvs develop cooperation unite kingdom mi5/btss infestation weep angel place target tv fake-off mode owner falsely believe tv fake-off mode tv operate bug record conversations room send internet covert cia server.as october 2014 cia also look infect vehicle control systems use modern cars truck purpose control specify would permit cia engage nearly undetectable assassinations.the cia mobile devices branch mdb develop numerous attack remotely hack control popular smart phone infect phone instruct send cia user geolocation audio text communications well covertly activate phone camera microphone.despite iphone minority share 14.5 global smart phone market 2016 specialize unit cia mobile development branch produce malware infest control exfiltrate data iphones apple products run ios ipads cia arsenal include numerous local remote zero days develop cia obtain gchq nsa fbi purchase cyber arm contractors baitshop disproportionate focus ios may explain popularity iphone among social political diplomatic business elites.a similar unit target google android use run majority world smart phone ~85 include samsung htc sony 1.15 billion android power phone sell last year year zero show 2016 cia 24 weaponize android zero days develop obtain gchq nsa cyber arm contractors.these techniques permit cia bypass encryption whatsapp signal telegram wiebo confide cloackman hack smart phone run collect audio message traffic encryption applied.the cia also run substantial effort infect control microsoft windows users malware include multiple local remote weaponize zero days air gap jump viruses hammer drill infect software distribute cd/dvds infectors removable media usbs systems hide data image covert disk areas brutal kangaroo keep malware infestations going.many infection efforts pull together cia automate implant branch aib develop several attack systems automate infestation control cia malware assassin medusa .attacks internet infrastructure webservers develop cia network devices branch ndb .the cia develop automate multi-platform malware attack control systems cover windows mac os solaris linux edb hive relate cutthroat swindle tool describe examples section below.in wake edward snowden leak nsa u.s. technology industry secure commitment obama administration executive would disclose ongoing basis rather hoard serious vulnerabilities exploit bug zero days apple google microsoft us-based manufacturers.serious vulnerabilities disclose manufacturers place huge swathe population critical infrastructure risk foreign intelligence cyber criminals independently discover hear rumor vulnerability cia discover vulnerabilities others.the u.s. government commitment vulnerabilities equities process come significant lobby us technology company risk lose share global market real perceive hide vulnerabilities government state would disclose pervasive vulnerabilities discover 2010 ongoing basis year zero document show cia breach obama administration commitments many vulnerabilities use cia cyber arsenal pervasive may already find rival intelligence agencies cyber criminals.as example specific cia malware reveal year zero able penetrate infest control android phone iphone software run run presidential twitter account cia attack software use undisclosed security vulnerabilities zero days possess cia cia hack phone everyone else obtain discover vulnerability long cia keep vulnerabilities conceal apple google make phone fix phone remain hackable.the vulnerabilities exist population large include u.s. cabinet congress top ceos system administrators security officer engineer hide security flaw manufacturers like apple google cia ensure hack everyone mdsh expense leave everyone hackable.cyber weapons possible keep effective control.while nuclear proliferation restrain enormous cost visible infrastructure involve assemble enough fissile material produce critical nuclear mass cyber weapons develop hard retain.cyber weapons fact computer program pirate like since entirely comprise information copy quickly marginal cost.securing weapons particularly difficult since people develop use skills exfiltrate copy without leave trace sometimes use weapons organizations contain substantial price incentives government hackers consultants obtain copy since global vulnerability market pay hundreds thousands millions dollars copy weapons similarly contractors company obtain weapons sometimes use purpose obtain advantage competitors sell hack services.over last three years unite state intelligence sector consist government agencies cia nsa contractors booze allan hamilton subject unprecedented series data exfiltrations workers.a number intelligence community members yet publicly name arrest subject federal criminal investigations separate incidents.most visibly february 2017 u.s. federal grand jury indict harold t. martin iii 20 count mishandle classify information department justice allege seize 50,000 gigabytes information harold t. martin iii obtain classify program nsa cia include source code numerous hack tools.once single cyber weapon loose spread around world second use peer state cyber mafia teenage hackers alike.in addition operations langley virginia cia also use u.s. consulate frankfurt covert base hackers cover europe middle east africa.cia hackers operate frankfurt consulate center cyber intelligence europe ccie give diplomatic black passports state department cover instructions incoming cia hackers make germany counter-intelligence efforts appear inconsequential breeze german customs cover-for-action story pat stamp passport cover story trip support technical consultations consulate.two early wikileaks publications give detail cia approach customs secondary screen procedures.once frankfurt cia hackers travel without border check 25 european countries part shengen open border area include france italy switzerland.a number cia electronic attack methods design physical proximity attack methods able penetrate high security network disconnect internet police record database case cia officer agent ally intelligence officer act instructions physically infiltrate target workplace attacker provide usb contain malware develop cia purpose insert target computer attacker infect exfiltrates data removable media example cia attack system fine din provide 24 decoy applications cia spy use witness spy appear run program show videos e.g vlc present slide prezi play computer game breakout2 2048 even run fake virus scanner kaspersky mcafee sophos decoy application screen underlay system automatically infect ransacked.in surely one astound intelligence goals live memory cia structure classification regime market valuable part vault cia weaponize malware implant zero days listen post lp command control c2 systems agency little legal recourse.the cia make systems unclassified.why cia choose make cyberarsenal unclassified reveal concepts develop military use easily crossover battlefield cyber war .to attack target cia usually require implant communicate control program internet cia implant command control listen post software classify cia officer could prosecute dismiss violate rule prohibit place classify information onto internet consequently cia secretly make cyber spying/war code unclassified u.s. government able assert copyright either due restrictions u.s. constitution mean cyber arm manufacture computer hackers freely pirate weapons obtain cia primarily rely obfuscation protect malware secrets.conventional weapons missiles may fire enemy i.e unsecured area proximity impact target detonate ordnance include classify part hence military personnel violate classification rule fire ordnance classify part ordnance likely explode operator intent.over last decade u.s. hack operations increasingly dress military jargon tap department defense fund stream instance attempt malware injections commercial jargon implant drop nsa jargon call fire weapon fire however analogy questionable.unlike bullets bomb missiles cia malware design live days even years reach target cia malware explode impact rather permanently infest target order infect target device copy malware must place target devices give physical possession malware target exfiltrate data back cia await instructions malware must communicate cia command control c2 systems place internet connect servers servers typically approve hold classify information cia command control systems also make unclassified.a successful attack target computer system like series complex stock maneuver hostile take-over bid careful plant rumor order gain control organization leadership rather fire weapons system military analogy make infestation target perhaps akin execution whole series military maneuver target territory include observation infiltration occupation exploitation.a series standards lay cia malware infestation pattern likely assist forensic crime scene investigators well apple microsoft google samsung nokia blackberry siemens anti-virus company attribute defend attack tradecraft ts contain cia rule malware write avoid fingerprint implicate cia us government witting partner company forensic review similar secret standards cover use encryption hide cia hacker malware communication pdf describe target exfiltrated data pdf well execute payloads pdf persist pdf target machine time.cia hackers develop successful attack well know anti-virus program document av defeat personal security products detect defeat psps psp/debugger/re avoidance example comodo defeat cia malware place window recycle bin comodo 6.x gap hole doom .cia hackers discuss nsa equation group hackers wrong cia malware makers could avoid similar exposure.the cia engineer development group edg management system contain around 500 different project document year zero sub-projects malware hacker tools.the majority project relate tool use penetration infestation implant control exfiltration.another branch development focus development operation listen post lp command control c2 systems use communicate control cia implant special project use target specific hardware routers smart tvs.some example project describe see table content full list project describe wikileaks year zero .the cia hand craft hack techniques pose problem agency technique create form fingerprint use forensic investigators attribute multiple different attack entity.this analogous find distinctive knife wind multiple separate murder victims unique wound style create suspicion single murderer responsible soon one murder set solve murder also find likely attribution.the cia remote devices branch umbrage group collect maintain substantial library attack techniques steal malware produce state include russian federation.with umbrage relate project cia increase total number attack type also misdirect attribution leave behind fingerprint group attack techniques steal from.umbrage components cover keyloggers password collection webcam capture data destruction persistence privilege escalation stealth anti-virus psp avoidance survey techniques.fine din come standardize questionnaire i.e menu cia case officer fill questionnaire use agency osb operational support branch transform request case officer technical requirements hack attack typically exfiltrating information computer systems specific operations questionnaire allow osb identify adapt exist tool operation communicate cia malware configuration staff osb function interface cia operational staff relevant technical support staff.among list possible target collection asset liaison asset system administrator foreign information operations foreign intelligence agencies foreign government entities notably absent reference extremists transnational criminals case officer also ask specify environment target like type computer operate system use internet connectivity instal anti-virus utilities psps well list file type exfiltrated like office document audio video image custom file type menu also ask information recur access target possible long unobserved access computer maintain information use cia jqjimprovise software see configure set cia malware suit specific need operation improvise toolset configuration post-processing payload setup execution vector selection survey/exfiltration tool support major operate systems like windows bartender macos jukebox linux dancefloor configuration utilities like margarita allow noc network operation center customize tool base requirements fine din questionnaires.hive multi-platform cia malware suite associate control software project provide customizable implant windows solaris mikrotik use internet routers linux platforms listen post lp /command control c2 infrastructure communicate implants.the implant configure communicate via https webserver cover domain operation utilize implant separate cover domain infrastructure handle number cover domains.each cover domain resolve ip address locate commercial vps virtual private server provider public-facing server forward incoming traffic via vpn blot server handle actual connection request clients setup optional ssl client authentication client send valid client certificate implant connection forward honeycomb toolserver communicate implant valid certificate miss case someone try open cover domain website accident traffic forward cover server deliver unsuspicious look website.the honeycomb toolserver receive exfiltrated information implant operator also task implant execute job target computer toolserver act c2 command control server implant.similar functionality though limit windows provide rickbobby project.see classify user developer guide hive.wikileaks publish soon verification analysis ready.in february trump administration issue executive order call cyberwar review prepare within 30 days.while review increase timeliness relevance publication play role set publication date continue story wikileaksread wikileaks 21st century wire wikileaks filessupport work subscribe become member 21wire.tv break wikileaks release vault part year 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