WikiLeaks: CIA analyzed Russian and Chinese malware to inspire its own hacking and surveillance tools

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Some four months after the first Vault 7 leak, WikiLeaks continues to publish revealing CIA documents that detail the agency’s ability to hack, infiltrate and surveil targets. The latest batch goes under the banner “UCL / Raytheon”, and comprises documents from CIA contractor Raytheon Blackbird Technologies.

Dating from late 2014 and late 2015, the documents show how the CIA, through Raytheon Blackbird Technologies, monitored malware in the wild to see how it could be used by the agency. The documents cover tools produced by the infamous Hacking Team as well as the Russian HammerToss malware delivered via Twitter.

In all, the latest batch of releases include five documents from Raytheon Blackbird Technologies. The first looks at the HTTPBrowser remote access tool (RAT) developed by the Chinese group Emissary Panda, while another concerns the Hacking Team-inspired RAT IsSpace based on NfLog and used by Samurai Panda.

 

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