In what it’s calling the “largest ever publication of confidential documents” from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Wikileaks claims it has released thousands of files from a “high-security network” located inside the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
Wikileaks’ press release says the dump is the first in a series called “Year Zero,” which will detail the CIA’s cyber weaponry. The source of the files is allegedly a former government hacker or contractor. Wikileaks says the source wants to spark a public debate “about the security, creation, use, proliferation and democratic control of cyberweapons.”
The file appear to contain millions of lines of code, referencing programs with ambiguous names like “Medusa” and “HIVE.”
According to Wikileaks’ own analysis of the cache, the CIA has been operating a program targeting iPhones, Androids and smart TVs. One of the CIA’s programs can turn smart TVs into “covert microphones” for spying, Wikileaks says. The files also allegedly contain details about the agency’s ability to collect data from machines running Apple’s iOS.
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