Latest Wikileaks Release, ‘Cherry Blossom’ Exposes CIA Wireless Hacking

Part of the Wikileaks larger Vault 7 release, Cherry Blossom reveals tools used by the CIA to infiltrate wireless networks in order to covertly access user data.

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By Waqas | HackRead
The floor of the main lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

The whistleblowing site WikiLeaks is back with yet another Vault 7 series related document. This one is called “Cherry Blossom” program which gives a glance at the wireless hacking capabilities of The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Cherry Blossom project according to the leaked documents was allegedly developed and implemented by the CIA

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Leaked NSA Document Claims Russian Hacks US Election Information

The new documents center on allegations of “spearphishing,” in which the attackers sent unsolicited emails containing infected Microsoft Word documents.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
A detail from a top-secret NSA report on a Russian military intelligence operation targeting the U.S. election infrastructure. Image: NSA

The Intercept has offered a report on a “top secret” NSA document which claims Russian hacking attacks were carried out against companies involved with voter registration and voting software, which they purported amounted to Russian military intelligence attempts to undermine the 2016 election. The report offers some new accusations of things

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Former FBI Director Mueller Named Special Counsel For Russia Election Probe

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into the allegations Russia attempted to influence the 2016 US presidential election.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller is seated before President Barack Obama and FBI Director James Comey arrive at an installation ceremony at FBI Headquarters in Washington, Oct. 28, 2013. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

In a move likely to have far-reaching effects on US policy, particularly as it relates to relations with Russia, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed a special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into the allegations Russia attempted to influence the 2016 US presidential election. That special counsel will be former FBI

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NSA to Expand Surveillance of Elections Over Russian Hacker Fears

While U.S. authorities are pushing for greater participation by the NSA in supervising elections both at home and abroad, a closer look at recent elections suggests that concerns about hacking or other interference only emerge when the U.S. establishment’s preferred candidate fails to win.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
The Top brass of US intelligence agencies prepare to testify in Washington, May 11, 2017, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on major threats facing the U.S. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Last Tuesday, during his testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, National Security Agency director Admiral Mike Rogers echoed the previous testimonies given by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials, who have sought to use the “Russian hacking” narrative as leverage

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VIDEO: iPhones Are iSpies – Wikileaks “Vault 7” Revelations Continue To Terrify

Most of us carry smartphones and watch web-enabled TVs without much thought. But the revelations found in Wikileaks’ “Vault 7” release warn that we should consider the sinister capabilities that such devices could lend to those who might abuse them.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
A man holds up his iPhone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store in San Francisco. (AP/Eric Risberg)

MINNEAPOLIS-- Since launching in 2006, Wikileaks has reportedly released over 10 million documents, including controversial disclosures that have helped unravel war crimes, uncover corporate secrets and even brought to light explosive revelations stemming from Hillary Clinton's most recent presidential run. Despite facing widespread

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New Leak Shows NSA Hacked Overseas Banking Networks

The newly leaked set of documents were published by a group calling itself TheShadowBrokers.

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A new set of documents published by a group calling itself TheShadowBrokers suggests that the U.S. National Security Agency has burrowed deep into the Middle East's financial network. TheShadowBrokers, which startled security experts last year by releasing some of the NSA's hacking tools, has resumed pouring secrets into the public domain, this

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