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06-16-2017, 08:16 PM
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The CIA has been rooting around in your WiFi router (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGoMvpoOzXERnkBLyc__xuxaNHZdg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/16/cia-hacking-wifi-routers/)
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The weak security of WiFi routers is well documented and this is just the latest device revealed to have been hacked by the CIA. Past Wikileaks reveals have included smart phones, laptops and Windows computers. Whether these implants are still in use ...
WikiLeaks emits CIA's Wi-Fi pwnage tool docs (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEYaKm235fzJLJyJhC_ma9sVcS3Tw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/15/wikileaks_dumps_cia_wifi_pwnage_tool_docs_online/)The Register
If your home wifi router is on this list, it might be vulnerable to CIA hacking tools (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG6UEB-adPqA5RjpQWQM32gSta42A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://qz.com/1008273/complete-list-of-wifi-routers-included-in-wikileaks-cherryblossom-release-possibly-vulnerable-to-cia-hacking-tools/)Quartz
CIA reportedly hacked Wi-Fi routers for years (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG-aBjAspwX1WpGGXSJXc4IfR5WeA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://www.cnet.com/news/cia-reportedly-hacked-wi-fi-routers-for-years-wikileaks/)CNET
Ars Technica (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGnOEXm9r9vHBEc4MBhb-lpTF4AAQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/advanced-cia-firmware-turns-home-routers-into-covert-listening-posts/) -The Daily Caller (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHscpdReImcjQs-sxQQ0SEqWeN7DA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/wikileaks-docs-show-cia-has-been-hacking-wifi-routers-for-years/) -ZDNet (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG3gozn1gJ1rvgokpIIZn8kHWty6g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/cia-has-been-hacking-into-wi-fi-routers-for-years-leaked-documents-show/) -WIKILEAKS (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGxFJBkXTjaD5E7Hz-nc0edf-SnvA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779531261391&ei=xzxEWfL1EsOMqALczoWQAQ&url=https://wikileaks.org/vault7/)
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