Seen the news about the new WikiLeaks release? Seems like the US govt can spy on you from your SmartTV, among other devices.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/...tion=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article
It appears that the CIA can also mimic the hacking pattern of rivals, leaving fake trace data that can be used to assign blame to the rivals for the CIA's actions:
“With UMBRAGE and related projects the CIA cannot only increase its total number of attack types but also misdirect attribution by leaving behind the “fingerprints” of the groups that the attack techniques were stolen from. UMBRAGE components cover keyloggers, password collection, webcam capture, data destruction,….”
http://www.allenbwest.com/derrick-wilburn/wikileaks-drops-new-bombshell-russian-hacking-points
"As Kim Dotcom summarizes this finding, "CIA uses techniques to make cyber attacks look like they originated from enemy state. It turns DNC/Russia hack allegation by CIA into a JOKE"
CIA uses techniques to make cyber attacks look like they originated from enemy state. It turns DNC/Russia hack allegation by CIA into a JOKE
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 7, 2017 "
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-07/wikileaks-hold-press-conference-vault-7-release-8am-eastern
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/...tion=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article
It appears that the CIA can also mimic the hacking pattern of rivals, leaving fake trace data that can be used to assign blame to the rivals for the CIA's actions:
“With UMBRAGE and related projects the CIA cannot only increase its total number of attack types but also misdirect attribution by leaving behind the “fingerprints” of the groups that the attack techniques were stolen from. UMBRAGE components cover keyloggers, password collection, webcam capture, data destruction,….”
http://www.allenbwest.com/derrick-wilburn/wikileaks-drops-new-bombshell-russian-hacking-points
"As Kim Dotcom summarizes this finding, "CIA uses techniques to make cyber attacks look like they originated from enemy state. It turns DNC/Russia hack allegation by CIA into a JOKE"
CIA uses techniques to make cyber attacks look like they originated from enemy state. It turns DNC/Russia hack allegation by CIA into a JOKE
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 7, 2017 "
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-07/wikileaks-hold-press-conference-vault-7-release-8am-eastern