Gyrfalcon is an implant that targets the OpenSSH client on Linux platforms (centos,debian,rhel,suse,ubuntu). The implant can not only steal user credentials of active SSH sessions, but is also capable of collecting full or partial OpenSSH session traffic. It is installed and configured by using a CIA-developed root kit (JQC/KitV) on the target machine. Today, July 6th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon projects of the CIA. The implants described in both projects are designed to intercept and exfiltrate SSH credentials but work on different operating systems with different attack vectors. Today, July 19th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the CIA contractor Raytheon Blackbird Technologies for the “UMBRAGE Component Library” (UCL) project.
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That allows intelligence agencies to install special software that allows TVs to be turned into listening devices – so that even when they appear to be switched off, they’re actually on. Today, our digital security has been compromised because the CIA has been stockpiling vulnerabilities rather than working with companies to patch them. The United States is supposed to have a process that helps secure our digital devices and services — the ‘Vulnerabilities Equities Process.’ Many of these vulnerabilities could have been responsibly disclosed and patched. This leak proves the inherent digital risk of stockpiling vulnerabilities rather than fixing them. The documents include discussions about compromising some internet-connected televisions to turn them into listening posts.
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The implant allows the replacement of up to 20 programs with a maximum size of 800 MB for a selected list of remote users (targets). Today, June 30th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the OutlawCountry project of the CIA that targets computers running the Linux operating system. OutlawCountry allows for the redirection of all outbound network traffic on the target computer to CIA controlled machines for ex- and infiltration purposes. The malware consists of a kernel module that creates a hidden netfilter table on a Linux target; with knowledge of the table name, an operator can create rules that take precedence over existing netfilter/iptables rules and are concealed from an user or even system administrator. A spokesman for the CIA said the agency would not comment “on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents.” Trump administration spokesman Sean Spicer declined comment as well.
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- If the computer you are uploading from could subsequently be audited in an investigation, consider using a computer that is not easily tied to you.
- Some of the technology firms said they were evaluating the newly released documents.
- Instead, the purported CIA documents reference and describe agency tools designed to extract information from computers, monitor communications and control electronic devices.
- Some of the technology companies said they were evaluating the newly released documents.
- Today, July 6th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon projects of the CIA.
- Today, April 14th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes six documents from the CIA’s HIVE project created by its “Embedded Development Branch” (EDB).
The released version (v1.0 RC1) isdated March, 1st 2016 and classified SECRET//ORCON/NOFORN until 2066. According to the documentation (see Athena Technology Overview), the malware was developed by the CIA in cooperation with Siege Technologies, a self-proclaimed cyber security company based in New Hampshire, US. On their website, Siege Technologies states that the company “… focuses on leveraging offensive cyberwar technologies and methodologies to develop predictive cyber security solutions for insurance, government and other targeted markets.”. On November 15th, 2016 Nehemiah Security announced the acquisition of Siege Technologies.
While the DerStarke1.4 manual released today dates to 2013, other Vault 7 documents show that as of 2016 the CIA continues to rely on and update these systems and is working on the production of DerStarke2.0. Grasshopper allows tools to be installed using a variety of persistence mechanisms and modified using a variety of extensions (like encryption). The requirement list of the Automated Implant Branch (AIB) for Grasshopper puts special attention on PSP avoidance, so that any Personal Security Products like ‘MS Security Essentials’, ‘Rising’, ‘Symantec Endpoint’ or ‘Kaspersky IS’ on target machines do not detect Grasshopper elements. Security researches and forensic experts will find more detailed informationon how watermarks are applied to documents in the source code, which isincluded in this publication as a zipped archive. Dumbo can identify, MaxiSpin registration control and manipulate monitoring and detection systems on a target computer running the Microsoft Windows operating sytem.
The ELSA project allows the customization of the implant to match the target environment and operational objectives like sampling interval, maximum size of the logfile and invocation/persistence method. Additional back-end software (again using public geo-location databases from Google and Microsoft) converts unprocessed access point information from exfiltrated logfiles to geo-location data to create a tracking profile of the target device. BothanSpy is an implant that targets the SSH client program Xshell on the Microsoft Windows platform and steals user credentials for all active SSH sessions.
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- A FlyTrap will beacon over the Internet to a Command & Control server referred to as the CherryTree.
- Encrypted messaging apps are only as secure as the device they are used on – if an operating system is compromised, then the messages can be read before they encrypted and sent to the other user.
- A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos.
- WikiLeaks notes that such tactics would allow the agency to read even encrypted communications — but Weaver says that’s misleading.
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The documents were submitted to the CIA between November 21st, 2014 (just two weeks after Raytheon acquired Blackbird Technologies to build a Cyber Powerhouse) and September 11th, 2015. They mostly contain Proof-of-Concept ideas and assessments for malware attack vectors – partly based on public documents from security researchers and private enterprises in the computer security field. Today, August 3rd 2017 WikiLeaks publishes documents from the Dumbo project of the CIA. Dumbo is a capability to suspend processes utilizing webcams and corrupt any video recordings that could compromise a PAG deployment. The PAG (Physical Access Group) is a special branch within the CCI (Center for Cyber Intelligence); its task is to gain and exploit physical access to target computers in CIA field operations. Today, August 24th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes secret documents from the ExpressLane project of the CIA.
If this thumbdrive is used to copy data between the closed network and the LAN/WAN, the user will sooner or later plug the USB disk into a computer on the closed network. By browsing the USB drive with Windows Explorer on such a protected computer, it also gets infected with exfiltration/survey malware. If multiple computers on the closed network are under CIA control, they form a covert network to coordinate tasks and data exchange. Although not explicitly stated in the documents, this method of compromising closed networks is very similar to how Stuxnet worked.
WATO is a manufacturer of cast iron pipe fittings for the water industry, aiming for simple and practical solutions that increase the efficiency of water supply systems. In February 2016, then-CIA Director John Brennan spoke with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about, in part, the agency’s desire to expand its cybercapabilities. In 2016 and 2017, WikiLeaks promoted several false conspiracy theories,383940 most related to the 2016 United States presidential election. Today, May 12th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes “AfterMidnight” and “Assassin”, two CIA malware frameworks for the Microsoft Windows platform. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange remains in legal limbo in Britain, where he was battled the courts for years to avoid being sent to the U.S., where he faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse.
The documents from this publication might further enable anti-malware researchers and forensic experts to analyse this kind of communication between malware implants and back-end servers used in previous illegal activities. HIVE is a back-end infrastructure malware with a public-facing HTTPS interface which is used by CIA implants to transfer exfiltrated information from target machines to the CIA and to receive commands from its operators to execute specific tasks on the targets. The public HTTPS interface utilizes unsuspicious-looking cover domains to hide its presence. Today, April 28th 2017, WikiLeaks publishes the documentation and source codefor CIA’s “Scribbles” project, a document-watermarking preprocessing systemto embed “Web beacon”-style tags into documents that are likely to be copiedby Insiders, Whistleblowers, Journalists or others.
