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Who is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why?

Posted on By infossl
attribution, cia, edwardsnowden, hacking, intelligence, leaks, nsa, Security technology, wikileaks

There’s something going on inside the intelligence communities in at least two countries, and we have no idea what it is. Consider these three data points. One: someone, probably a country’s intelligence organization, is dumping massive amounts of cyberattack tools belonging to the NSA onto the Internet. Two: someone else, or maybe the same someone, … Read More “Who is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why?” »

Fourth WikiLeaks CIA Attack Tool Dump

Posted on By infossl
cia, hacking, leaks, Security technology, vulnerabilities, wikileaks

WikiLeaks is obviously playing their Top Secret CIA data cache for as much press as they can, leaking the documents a little at a time. On Friday they published their fourth set of documents from what they call “Vault 7”: 27 documents from the CIA’s Grasshopper framework, a platform used to build customized malware payloads … Read More “Fourth WikiLeaks CIA Attack Tool Dump” »

More on the CIA Document Leak

Posted on By infossl
cia, cryptography, leaks, malware, russia, Security technology, wikileaks

If I had to guess right now, I’d say the documents came from an outsider and not an insider. My reasoning: One, there is absolutely nothing illegal in the contents of any of this stuff. It’s exactly what you’d expect the CIA to be doing in cyberspace. That makes the whistleblower motive less likely. And … Read More “More on the CIA Document Leak” »

Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia

Posted on By infossl
attribution, citizenlab, essays, hacking, leaks, nsa, russia, secrecy, Security technology, wikileaks

President Barack Obama’s public accusation of Russia as the source of the hacks in the US presidential election and the leaking of sensitive e-mails through WikiLeaks and other sources has opened up a debate on what constitutes sufficient evidence to attribute an attack in cyberspace. The answer is both complicated and inherently tied up in … Read More “Attributing the DNC Hacks to Russia” »

NSA Contractor Arrested for Stealing Classified Information

Posted on By infossl
databreaches, homelandsecurity, intelligence, leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, Security technology

The NSA has another contractor who stole classified documents. It’s a weird story: “But more than a month later, the authorities cannot say with certainty whether Mr. Martin leaked the information, passed them on to a third party or whether he simply downloaded them.” So maybe a potential leaker. Or a spy. Or just a … Read More “NSA Contractor Arrested for Stealing Classified Information” »