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NSA –– GCHQ –– Unit 8200 are the global masters in cyber warfare and hacking
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Frankfurt used as remote hacking base for the CIA: WikiLeaks | Deutsche Welle |
WikiLeaks documents reveal CIA agents were given cover identities and diplomatic passports to enter the country. The base was used to develop hacking tools as part of the CIA’s massive digital arsenal.
The consulate was the focus of a German investigation into US intelligence capabilities following the 2013 revelation that NSA agents had tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone.
German daily “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported the building was known to be home to a vast network of intelligence personnel including CIA agents, NSA spies, military secret service personnel, Department of Homeland Security employees and Secret Service employees. It reported the Americans had also established a dense network of outposts and shell companies in Frankfurt.
Televisions turned into bugs
An intelligence expert who examined the dump, Rendition Infosec founder Jake Williams, told news agency Associated Press the documents appeared legitimate.
Bob Ayers, a retired US intelligence official currently working as a security analyst told AP the release was “real bad” for the agency.
Jonathan Liu, a spokesman for the CIA, told AP: “We do not comment on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents.”
According to WikiLeaks the documents revealed that the CIA could remotely activate certain Samsung smart televisions equipped with cameras and microphones to turn them into bugs.
Smartphones hacked
WikiLeaks also claimed that if the CIA had hacked a cell phone, it could then bypass encryption methods used by popular chat programs such as Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal and Confide. This prompted some concern at first online that all such messaging “Apps” were no longer effectively encrypted – but the exploit only applied to people whose phones are already compromised. According to the leaks, the CIA has undocumented exploits on popular smartphone models.
In a series of tweets NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said deliberately leaving vulnerabilities in software and hardware open left public users susceptible to attacks.
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“An intelligence expert who examined the dump, Rendition Infosec founder Jake Williams, told news agency Associated Press the documents appeared legitimate.”
This is hearsay, isn’t it? SO-and-so looked at some documents and claims they’re legitimate. Did the AP itself examine the documents? Did anyone else? Did you?
Your criticism of claims about Russian hacking boils down to “it’s all hearsay”. Right?
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
The goose and the gander are both crooked.
What is good for humanity!!!???
That is the operative question!!!
All the rest?
Just more corporate bullshit.
Corporations are not human.
They only care about the quarterly bottom line.
WTFU!!!
AG
I’m waiting for Oui to return and kick butt on that ignorant comment you responded to.
No. This expert is named, not an anonymous informant.
This is good: Salon – How the DudeBros ruined everything: A totally clear-headed guide to political reality by Andrew O’Hehir.
As is b’s follow-up and addition to it When Nothing “Left” Is Left The People Will Vote Far Right
The addition:
Considering the alternative, Bharara looks good, but that’s hardly even close to good enough. “Liberals” denying that do so at their own peril.
In the stick this in your pipe and smoke it category:
Katrina vandenHeuval
Glenn adds
HRC/Obama Democrats will ignore and dismiss if challenged.
Blatant display in “not getting it” or worst PR evah. (Western politicians are ever so much better at getting the PR visuals right.)
BBC – Saudi Arabia launches girls’ council – without any girls
Why would they allow “subhumans”. That’s what women are there, isn’t it? Domestic animals?
Not subhumans. Less than men with their own special role. A role that is natural for all women to aspire to to fulfill her basic wants and desires.
In highly sophisticated ways it’s no different from what’s sold everyday to women in this country. Get the man and become a stay-at-home mommy.