WikiLeaks' dump of CIA hacking tools is 'devastating' for the agency but there may be an upside

[applegrove]

WikiLeaks' dump of CIA hacking tools is 'devastating' for the agency — but there may be an upside

by Natasha Bertrand at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-dump-of-cia-hacking-tools-2017-3

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"Based on what we've seen for years, there will always be zero days," Bardin said. "This just forces them to innovate even faster than before."

Christopher Mims, a technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, said on Twitter that any damage done to the CIA's arsenal would likely be temporary at best.

"Zero day exploits = renewable resource," he said.

The leak could have an upside if the CIA were able to reconfigure its hacking tools quickly. The leaked technology may serve as a deterrent for some US adversaries who are tempted to ramp up their own offensive cyberoperations in the future, according to Larry Johnson, a Secret Service veteran and chief strategy officer at the cybersecurity firm CyberSponse.


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[applegrove]

1. Has the President spoken out about this yet?

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Trump had this done, is guilty of the worst treason in history.

[applegrove]

3. Nope. It was done more than a year ago.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. The leak was this week, by Assange, i thought

Why would info that has been out for a year be talked about today
Happened Tuesday, not a year ago

And we know Assange and Putin and Trump are a team so this is a no brainer

When the hack or leak occurred isnt relevant, what is relevant is why is it being sent out NOW by Assange? We know why.

[applegrove]

5. I meant that the data

was stolen a while ago. Wiki leaks published it this past week. Or so I thought I read. Somewhere. I'll go try and find it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. that is my point, released now because trump got word to putin and assange to do it

or they did it on their own knowing their buddy needed it

[applegrove]

7. Oh. I think the archives are from data from 2013 to 2016. Maybe that is what

I skimmed. I don't think Trump is so stupid as to do that in the current situation.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Why do you think Assange is releasing now, to help trump

[Blue_true]

9. Don't waste your time. In some quarters Assange is a saint.

Every effort will be made to minimize Assange's treachery.

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. I just experienced a reality here that is very troubling. Appears

3rd party voting will continue and not only be tolerated here but promoted, too bad.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. They'd better disassemble that code. It might just be a coin ruse to infect/identify its users.