Would you ever prefer staying under constant surveillance? The expected answer will be ABSOLUTELY NOT! However, as per CIA’s worldwide hacking program, you remain under close observation even if you consider yourself sitting peacefully in your personal space.
Recently WikiLeaks published a massive hoard, dubbed as Vault 7 as part of the leak series Year Zero. These confidential documents encompass the biggest ever leaks concerning the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The cache is comprised of a total of 8,761 documents of 513 MB, leaked by an unidentified group within the agency, exposing its capability to break into iPhones, Android, smart TVs, Microsoft, Mac and Linux operating systems.
The exploited CIA’s program namely Weeping Angel makes the agency’s hackers accessible to Samsung Smart TVs via its built-in voice control microphone, while the TV stays in Fake-Off mode.
The “Fake-Off mode” shows that the display is switched off whereas the hardware functions secretly. This inspection technique transforms the TV into a furtive microphone relaying recorded audio data to a server regulated by CIA. According to a reference in the cache, the malware is transmitted via an infected USB drive.
