CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release: US officials

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters


08 MAR 2017 AT 16:54 ET

CIA contractors likely breached security and handed over documents about the agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands of pages on Tuesday.

According to the documents, Central Intelligence Agency hackers could get into Apple Inc iPhones, devices running Google’s Android software and other gadgets in order to capture text and voice messages before they were encrypted with sophisticated software.

The White House said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was “extremely concerned” about the CIA security breach that led to the WikiLeaks release.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/cia-contractors-likely-source-of-latest-wikileaks-release-us-officials/

[keithbvadu2]

1. Trump takes credit for good things on his watch. This also belongs to him.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. This is what happens when you hire contractors

(i.e. mercenaries) and not professional civil servants.

[JPK]

3. And.....

Our military is riddled with contractors. Everything from food service and janitorial cleaning up to people working in sensitive areas. Thousands of jobs that used to be done by those in the military are now done by civilian contractors.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. Oh, I know

I've seen it everywhere in DoD.

[HurricaneWarning]

4. I couldn't agree more.