Previous Vault 7 CIA Leaks
Last week, WikiLeaks dumped a classified CIA project that allowed the
spying agency to hack and remotely spy on PCs running the Linux
operating systems.
Dubbed
OutlawCountry,
the project lets the CIA hackers redirect all outbound network traffic
on the targeted machine to CIA controlled computer systems for
exfiltrate and infiltrate data.
Since March, the whistleblowing group has published 15 batches of "
Vault 7" series, which includes the latest and last week leaks, along with the following batches:
- ELSA – the alleged CIA malware that tracks geo-location of targeted PCs and laptops running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- Brutal Kangaroo
– A tool suite for Microsoft Windows used by the agency to targets
closed networks or air-gapped computer systems within an organization or
enterprise without requiring any direct access.
- Cherry Blossom
– An agency's framework, basically a remotely controllable
firmware-based implant, used for spying on the Internet activity of the
targeted systems by exploiting flaws in WiFi devices.
- Pandemic
– The agency's project that let it turn Windows file servers into
covert attack machines that can silently infect other computers of
interest inside a targeted network.
- Athena
– A spyware framework that has been designed by CIA to take full
control over the infected Windows machines remotely, and works against
every version of Windows OS, from Windows XP to Windows 10.
- AfterMidnight and Assassin
– Two alleged CIA malware frameworks for the Microsoft Windows platform
that has been designed to monitor actions on the infected remote host
computer and execute malicious actions.
- Archimedes – Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack tool allegedly created by the CIA to target computers inside a Local Area Network (LAN).
- Scribbles
– Software allegedly designed to embed 'web beacons' into confidential
documents, allowing the spying agency to track insiders and
whistleblowers.
- Grasshopper
– Framework which allowed the agency to easily create custom malware
for breaking into Microsoft's Windows and bypassing antivirus
protection.
- Marble – Source code of a secret anti-forensic framework used by the agency to hide the actual source of its malware.
- Dark Matter – Hacking exploits the agency designed to target iPhones and Macs.
- Weeping Angel – Spying tool used by the agency to infiltrate smart TV's, transforming them into covert microphones.
- Year Zero – Alleged CIA hacking exploits for popular hardware and software.
