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Vault 7 is a set of documents revealing the CIA's ability to spy on people through phones, computers, and televisions. It consists of over 8,000 documents released by WikiLeaks beginning on 7 March 2017.[1] The CIA is able to engage in targeted surveillance of specific persons of interest “to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Wiebo, Confide and Cloackman [sic] by hacking the ‘smart’ phones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied,” through exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities and malware infections.[2] The CIA can listen to conversations through Apple and Android smartphones, Windows computers, and Samsung TVs on unprotected devices.[3]
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- ↑ Roqayah Chamseddine (2017-04-21). "Video: iPhones Are iSpies - WikiLeaks "Vault 7" Revelations Continue to Terrify" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ Whitney Webb (2017-03-10). "Wikileaks Vault 7 Release Paints A Grim Picture For Journalism" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ ZeroHedge.com (2017-03-07). "Wikileaks Releases ‘Vault 7’ – The Largest Leak Of Confidential CIA Documents To Date" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2022-09-04.