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| '''Vault 7''' is a series of documents released by ] on March 7, 2017, that detail activities of the American ] to perform electronic surveillance. The documents, consisting of 7,818 web pages with 943 attachments purportedly from the Center for Cyber Intelligence,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wikileaks-cia-documents-released-cyber-intelligence/|title=WikiLeaks claims to release thousands of CIA documents|last=|first=|date=Mar 7, 2017|work=CBS News/Associated Press|access-date=2017-03-07|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> include details on software capabilities of the agency, such as the ability to bypass encryption on instant messaging services such as ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/world/europe/wikileaks-cia-hacking.html|title=WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents|last=Mazzetti|first=Scott Shane, Mark|date=2017-03-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-07|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Matthew|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | '''Vault 7''' is a series of documents released by ] on March 7, 2017, that detail activities of the American ] to perform electronic surveillance. The documents, consisting of 7,818 web pages with 943 attachments purportedly from the Center for Cyber Intelligence,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wikileaks-cia-documents-released-cyber-intelligence/|title=WikiLeaks claims to release thousands of CIA documents|last=|first=|date=Mar 7, 2017|work=CBS News/Associated Press|access-date=2017-03-07|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> are according to Julian Assange, the most comprehensive release of US spying files ever made public.<ref name="Inde 7 Mar 2017 Vault 7">{{cite web|title=WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files in 'Vault 7' release|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/wikileaks-cia-vault-7-julian-assange-year-zero-documents-download-spying-secrets-a7616031.html|work=The Independent|date=7 March 2017|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref> The files include details on software capabilities of the agency, such as the ability to bypass encryption on instant messaging services such as ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/world/europe/wikileaks-cia-hacking.html|title=WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents|last=Mazzetti|first=Scott Shane, Mark|date=2017-03-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-07|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Matthew|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | ||
| The documents also refer to a "Windows FAX ]" exploit in ], ] and ] operating systems.<ref name=":0" /> | The documents also refer to a "Windows FAX ]" exploit in ], ] and ] operating systems.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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Vault 7 is a series of documents released by Wikileaks on March 7, 2017, that detail activities of the American Central Intelligence Agency to perform electronic surveillance. The documents, consisting of 7,818 web pages with 943 attachments purportedly from the Center for Cyber Intelligence, are according to Julian Assange, the most comprehensive release of US spying files ever made public. The files include details on software capabilities of the agency, such as the ability to bypass encryption on instant messaging services such as Signal and Whatsapp.
The documents also refer to a "Windows FAX DLL injection" exploit in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
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References
- ^ "WikiLeaks claims to release thousands of CIA documents". CBS News/Associated Press. Mar 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - "WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files in 'Vault 7' release". The Independent. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- Mazzetti, Scott Shane, Mark; Rosenberg, Matthew (2017-03-07). "WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
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