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WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool For Hacking Webcams, Microphones (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Stack: WikiLeaks has released a new set of documents in the CIA Vault 7 leak, outlining the "Dumbo" hacking tool which allows control of webcams and microphones. The release explains that the tool is capable of completely suspending processes on webcams and corrupting video recordings. Dumbo's is tasked specifically with gaining and exploiting physical access to target computers used in CIA field operations, the release notes. According to WikiLeaks, the tool allows for the identification, control and manipulation of monitoring and detection systems, such as webcams and microphones, running the Microsoft Windows operating system. The technology first identifies all installed devices, whether they are connected locally, wirelessly, or across wired networks. Once Dumbo has detected all of these devices, it identifies all the related processes, which may include recording, monitoring or detection of video, audio and network streams. These operations can then be suspended by the operator. "By deleting or manipulating recordings the operator is aided in creating fake or destroying actual evidence of the intrusion operation," the release added. Dumbo does require direct access to the target computer and is run from a USB stick. The release states that it supports 32bit Windows XP, Windows Vista, and newer versions of Windows operating system. However, 64bit Windows XP and Windows versions prior to XP are not supported.
When was the last time you saw this many blood-thirsty Liberals, pushing our country towards thermonuclear war, one goose-step at a time?
What happened to all the critical thinking, asking questions, challenging dogmas, questioning the authorities, demanding facts? Why do the liberal brains smell like the military-industrial soap these days?
As in, "my boss is doing something wrong and the people need to know." Not for releasing the tools used by the CIA. What public benefit could there possibly be to putting the contents of James Bond's pockets on display? So far, I've only seen massive harm as malicious actors take these leaked tools and turn them into ransomware. Who should be sued for NotPetya, a Ukrainian firm that got hit, or Wikileaks for handing these exploits to the people who use them to hurt everyone?