Symantec finds CIA fingerprints in hacks

Stefan Mileschin · 12th April 2017, 08:05

CIA hacking tool used 40 times

Security researcher Symantec said that a CIA hacking tool presumably exposed by the Russian secret service and given to Wikileaks has been used more than 40 times in different hacks.

Symantec said it had connected at least 40 attacks in 16 countries to the tools obtained by WikiLeaks.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 US personnel and operations, but also equip our adversaries with tools and information to do us harm.

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12th April 2017, 08:05	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Symantec finds CIA fingerprints in hacks CIA hacking tool used 40 times Security researcher Symantec said that a CIA hacking tool presumably exposed by the Russian secret service and given to Wikileaks has been used more than 40 times in different hacks. Symantec said it had connected at least 40 attacks in 16 countries to the tools obtained by WikiLeaks.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 US personnel and operations, but also equip our adversaries with tools and information to do us harm. http://fudzilla.com/news/43343-syman...rints-in-hacks

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